PART 3033 PROTESTS, DISPUTES, AND APPEALS
PART 3033 PROTESTS, DISPUTES, AND APPEALS
Subpart 3033.2 Disputes and Appeals
“Agency Board of Contract Appeals” means the Department of Transportation Board of Contract Appeals (DOTBCA).
3033.211 Contracting officer's decision.
For DHS contracts, the Board of Contract Appeals (BCA) noted in (FAR) 48 CFR 33.211 is the Department of Transportation Board of Contract Appeals (DOTBCA)(S-20), 400 7th Street, S.W., Washington, DC, 20590. The DOTBCA Rules of Procedure are contained in 48 CFR Chapter 63, Part 6301. TSA shall use the DOTBCA for only Contract Disputes Act (CDA) requirements.
3033.214 Alternative dispute resolution (ADR).
(c) The Administrative Dispute Resolution Act (ADRA) of 1996, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 571, et. seq., authorizes and encourages agencies to use mediation, conciliation, arbitration, and other techniques for the prompt and informal resolution of disputes, and for other purposes. The DOTBCA ADR procedures are contained in 48 CFR chapter 63, Section 6302.30, ADR Methods (Rule 30), and will be distributed to the parties, if ADR procedures are used. These procedures may be obtained from the DOTBCA upon request. ADR procedures may be used --
(1) When there is mutual consent by the parties to participate in the ADR process (with consent being obtained either before or after an issue in controversy has arisen);
(2) Prior to the submission of a claim; and
(3) In resolution of a formal claim.