GRANTED IN PART: September 18, 2026
CBCA 8409
AISHA B. KAMARA,
Appellant,
v.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Respondent.
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Aisha B. Kamara, pro se, Washington, DC.
Alexandra N. Wilson, Office of the Legal Adviser, Buildings and Acquisitions, Department of State, Washington, DC, counsel for Respondent.
O’ROURKE, Board Judge.
This decision on quantum in this small claims procedure case follows the Board’s earlier ruling on entitlement, which was issued to the parties under protective order on August 4, 2026. Aisha B. Kamara v. Department of State, CBCA 8409, slip op. (Aug. 4, 2026). In that decision, the Board granted in part appellant’s demand for reimbursement of costs incurred due to delays in shipping her personally owned vehicle from Saudi Arabia to the United States.
Since entitlement was granted only as to transportation costs and not as to any other expense categories for which appellant sought reimbursement, the amount of appellant’s claim had to be adjusted to reflect ten days of transportation costs. By Board order dated August 10, 2026, appellant was directed to identify ten days of rental car fees or other conveyance/transportation costs, along with substantiating data to support the revised amount of the claim.
On August 25, 2026, appellant filed with the Board evidence of transportation costs totaling $488.51. The Board reviewed the evidence and found that it adequately supported appellant’s revised claim and that the calculation was accurate. In addition, respondent had no objection to the revised amount of appellant’s claim or the data submitted in support of the same.
On August 31, 2026, the parties filed a joint status report stating that respondent reviewed the documentation submitted by appellant and accepted the quantification of damages of $488.51, as presented in appellant’s August 25, 2026, filing.
Decision
Having GRANTED IN PART appellant’s claim for entitlement and after reviewing the evidence of damages and the parties’ joint status report, we order respondent to pay to appellant $488.51, plus interest under the Contract Disputes Act (CDA), 41 U.S.C. § 7109 (2024), beginning on February 5, 2025 (the date of the contracting officer’s receipt of appellant’s claim), and running through the date of payment. Pursuant to 41 U.S.C. § 7106(b) and Board Rule 52 (48 CFR 6101.52 (published in eCFR)), this decision is final and conclusive, may not be set aside except for fraud, and has no value as precedent in future cases.
Kathleen J. O’Rourke
Board Judge
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