June 25, 1976 Mrs. Mary H. DeDell President Kaufman DeDell Printing, Inc. 812 North State Street Post Office Box 186 Syracuse, New York 13208 Dear Mrs. DeDell: This is to acknowledge receipt on June 15, 1976, of your letter dated May 26, 1976. Reference initially is made to our decision dated April 27, 1976, pertaining to several appeals forwarded by you to this office on February 24, 1976 and received on February 26, 1976. Under the terms of the contract, United States Government Printing Office Contract Terms No. 1, Article 29, the "disputes article", it is provided in pertinent part that the decision of the contracting officer shall be final and conclusive unless within 30 days from the date of such receipt of such copy, the contractor mails or otherwise furnishes to the contracting officer a written appeal addressed to the Public Printer. Under the facts of these appeals, exclusive of two items that concerned the principle of accord and satisfaction, and four items which referred to printing programs but failed to identify the specific print orders, the Board found that your appeals were not taken within 30 days from the date of receipt of the findings of the contracting officer and, therefore, your privilege of appeal under the contract was forfeited. Since taking of the appeals within the time limits is jurisdictional, the board did not consider the merits of those appeals. In reference to your appeal filed under the "Disputes" clause pertaining to Program 270-S, the Board received a voluminous amount of documentary evidence from you concerning the facts, which we carefully reviewed and considered on the merits in arriving at our decision. In addition, Mr. Kenneth Mitchell, an official in your corporation, appeared before the Board on March 19, 1976, and submitted additional documentary evidence on April 1, 1976. For the reasons stated we cannot reconsider your appeals and provide the relief requested. Sincerely, Vincent T. McCarthy Chairman, Contract Appeals Board CAB 76-3