5.6.1: Civilian Board of Contracting Appeals

Use Open Government Principles to Conduct Dispute Resolution

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GSA's Civilian Board of Contracting Appeals is a quasi-judicial tribunal whose mission is to resolve disputes arising out of contracts between government contractors and most executive agencies. The Board also makes alternative dispute resolution services available to all executive agencies for contract-related matters. In addition, the Board resolves disputes between insurance companies and the Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency involving Federal Crop Insurance Corporation actions, and disputes involving grants and contracts under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. The Board arbitrates disputes between applicants and the Federal Emergency Management Agency involving funding for public assistance applications arising from damage by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The board also hears and decides requests for review of transportation rate determinations and claims by federal civilian employees regarding travel and relocation expenses. The Board is best able to resolve disputes inexpensively, impartially, and expeditiously by facilitating participation and collaboration by all parties involved in a case. Specifically, the Board conducts its mission using transparency by: 1. Publishing information on its Web page, http://www.cbca.gsa.gov, about its rules of procedure, decisions in cases, and alternative dispute resolution services; 2. Making the record of proceedings in a case (except for any material subject to a protective order or deemed an in camera submission) available for public inspection; 3. Making a copy of the record (except for protected or in camera submissions) publicly available by placing a request through the Office of the Clerk of the Board; and 4. Requesting comment, through publication in the Federal Register, on all substantive changes to the Board’s rules of procedure.

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