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PAGE 4-17INTERNATIONAL PERSONAL PROPERTY RATE SOLICITATION I-25(1) On loss and damage claims, the TSP shall pay, deny, or make an offer within 60 days of receipt of acomplete, substantiated claim.(2) The TSP will complete payment to the claimant within 30 days of receipt of notice that theclaimant has accepted a full or partial settlement.(3) In those cases where more than one independent TSP or warehouse may be responsible for theloss, the TSP or warehouse that receives a claim from the delivery TSP, the 60 day period for payment, denial or afinal written offer will begin on receipt of the claim from the delivery TSP, not on the date that thedelivery TSP originally received the claim.k. Partial Settlements. The owner cannot reach a mutually acceptable settlement directly with the TSP onpart of his or her claim, the owner can accept payment from the TSP on those items on which the owner andTSP have reached agreement. If the owner elects to accept partial settlement, the TSP may pay the owner onthe items on which they have reached an agreement. The owner may transfer any unsettled portions of theirclaim to a MCO. The MCO may assert a recovery demand on the TSP. The TSP will not be liable on such arecovery claim for payment on any items on which the TSP has already paid the owner, if the correspondencebetween the TSP and the owner lists the item as one on which payment is being made and clearly indicatesthat the prior payment was in full and final satisfaction of either the entire claim, or was in full and finalsatisfaction of the claim for the particular item.l. Quick Claim SettlementTSPs may establish a quick claim settlement procedure to quickly resolve and pay claims for minorloss or damage discovered at the time of delivery. Such procedures should cover payment for less than $500with payment made within 5 days of delivery. The process of settling and paying such claims will be left to thediscretion of each TSP. However, any small claim settlement agreement can contain only a limitedrelease of liability and must specifically list the items and the damage for which payment is being made.Owners must be advised that they may still file claims for later discovered loss or damage. A copy of thesettlement agreement must be made available to the appropriate MCO, on request. However, if the ownerreceives a “quick” claim settlement and then files an additional claim with the TSP, the owner must indicate inthe claim that he received a quick claim settlement and he may not file an additional claim for any itemsthat he settled through the quick claim process.m. Salvage:(1) To the extent not prohibited by law or agreement, the TSP is entitled to take possession of andsell for salvage any damaged item on which it has paid either the depreciated or undepreciatedreplacement cost, or replaced the damaged item with a new item.(2) If the TSP pays a claimant the depreciated or undepreciated replacement cost of a lost item, and thelost item is subsequently located, the TSP must notify the Contracting Officer and Transportation Officer (TO)and the owner for instructions. The owner may then decide either to request or decline delivery of the item(s). Ifthe owner elects to receive a found item, the owner must refund any amount paid on that item. If the ownerdeclines delivery of the item, the TSP may retain the item(s) for salvage.(3) If the TSP locates an item within 60 days of receipt of notice of the loss, and a claim on that itemhas not yet been paid, then the claimant will be obligated to accept delivery of the item in lieu of a claim,even if the owner has already replaced the item. In addition, if the TSP locates a lost item more than 60 daysafter receipt of notice of the loss, but the item has not been replaced, and a claim on the item has not beenpaid, then the claimant will be obligated to accept delivery of the item in lieu of a claim. If a lost item is laterdelivered with damage, the time limits for qualifying for FRV protection and for filing claims on that itemwill not commence until the delivery of that item. Not withstanding the above, any essential item(s), as