GRANTED: May 28, 1993 GSBCA 9911-REM ALBERT GINSBERG, Appellant, v. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, Respondent. James J. McCullough of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, Washington, DC, counsel for Appellant. Robert W. Schlattman, Office of General Counsel, General Services Administration, Washington, DC, counsel for Respondent. Before Board Judges PARKER, NEILL, and HYATT. NEILL, Board Judge. This appeal has been filed by Albert Ginsberg, the former owner of a building in which the General Services Administration (GSA) leased space. In this case, appellant sought payment of amounts he contended were still due for space leased to GSA during the last three months of 1986. Respondent filed a motion to dismiss this case on the ground that the claim was improperly certified. Alternatively, respondent asked that we dismiss the case because appellant lacked standing. By decision dated April 4, 1991, we denied respondent's first motion but granted the motion to dismiss for lack of standing. Albert Ginsberg, GSBCA 9911, 91-2 BCA 23,784. By decision dated June 18, 1992, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed the decision and remanded the case to us for further proceedings. Ginsberg v. General Services Administration, 968 F.2d 1198 (Fed. Cir. 1992). On receiving the mandate for this case from the Court of Appeals, the Board, at the request of the parties, stayed further proceedings to permit the parties to explore the possibility of settlement. In the period which followed, the parties, through periodic reports, have kept the Board apprised of the status of their discussions. On May 20, 1993, the Board received a joint motion for decision pursuant to Rule 36(e). Under the terms of the settlement agreement entered into by the parties, GSA has agreed to pay appellant a lump sum of $505,000. Payment is to be made within twenty days from the date upon which the Board forwards a certified copy of its decision to the United States General Accounting Office for processing in accordance with provisions of section 1304 of Title 31 of the United States Code. The parties have further agreed that if payment is made on the twenty-first day or later, appellant shall also be entitled to payment of interest on the settlement amount. In addition to the motion for decision and a copy of their settlement agreement, the parties have also filed with the Board their respective certificates of finality. In accordance with Rule 36(e), the Board grants the motion of the parties for decision and enters judgment as requested. Rule 36(e) permits the Board to adopt the parties' stipulation of settlement, by decision, and it provides that such decisions are adjudications of the appeal on its merits. See, e.g., PJR Construction Corp., GSBCA 6062, et al., 85-1 BCA 17,752. Decision Pursuant to the agreement of the parties and Rule 36(e), this appeal is granted. The respondent is liable to the appellant in the amount of $505,000 plus interest on that sum if payment is not effected within twenty days from the date of this decision. In the event interest does begin to accrue on the twenty-first day following the date of this decision, it shall be paid at the rate set forth in the Contract Disputes Act. 41 U.S.C. 611 (1988). Today the Board is forwarding the certificates of finality executed by the parties, together with an authenticated copy of this decision, to the United States General Accounting Office to be certified for payment in accordance with provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1304 (1988). ______________________________ EDWIN B. NEILL Board Judge We concur: _________________________ ______________________________ ROBERT W. PARKER CATHERINE B. HYATT Board Judge Board Judge