[Letterhead of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP]

December 10, 2004

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention:   Brigitte Lippmann
Nudrat Salik

    Re:

 

BlueLinx Holdings Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the "Registration Statement")
File No. 333-118750

Dear Ms. Lippmann and Ms. Salik:

        On behalf of BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (the "Registrant"), we sent a letter to the Staff dated October 28, 2004 (the "Supplemental Letter"), in response to the comments of the Staff set forth in its letter dated October 27, 2004, concerning the Registration Statement (the "Comment Letter"). At the request of the Staff, we are resubmitting certain information: the Supplemental Letter and the first 14 pages of a report prepared by Deloitte & Touche addressing the methodology used by Deloitte & Touche in performing its valuation of the Master Purchase, Supply and Distribution Agreement, dated May 7, 2004, by and between BlueLinx Corporation and Georgia-Pacific Corporation (the "Methodology Report"). We are requesting confidential treatment of the Methodology Report, and our confidential treatment request for that document will be submitted under separate cover in accordance with Rule 83 of the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 17 C.F.R. 200.83.


        In accordance with Rule 418(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, attached is the information requested by the Staff, other than the Methodology Report, which is covered by the FOIA confidential treatment request.

    Very truly yours,

 

 

/s/  
KRISTIN M. BOVALINO      

 

 

Kristin M. Bovalino, Esq.

 

 

 

CC:   Barbara V. Tinsley (without enclosures)
BlueLinx Holdings Inc.
General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

David J. Morris (without enclosures)
BlueLinx Holdings Inc.
Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Michael R. Littenberg, Esq. (without enclosures)
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

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[Letterhead of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP]

October 28, 2004

VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS

Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention:   Brigitte Lippmann
Nudrat Salik

    Re:

 

BlueLinx Holdings Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the "Registration Statement")
File No. 333-118750

Dear Ms. Lippmann and Ms. Salik:

        On behalf of BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (the "Registrant"), we are responding to the comments of the Staff set forth in its letter dated October 27, 2004, concerning the Registration Statement. At the request of the Staff, we are submitting certain supplemental information in response to comments 11 and 36:


        Pursuant to Rule 418(b), we respectfully request that the supplemental information attached to this letter be returned to the Registrant upon completion of its review.

    Very truly yours,

 

 

/s/  
EDWARD H. SCHAUDER      

 

 

Edward H. Schauder, Esq.

 

 

 

CC:   Barbara V. Tinsley (without enclosures)
BlueLinx Holdings Inc.
General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

David J. Morris (without enclosures)
BlueLinx Holdings Inc.
Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Michael R. Littenberg, Esq. (without enclosures)
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP