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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 27. CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT |
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Chapter 27-1. GENERAL RULES OF THE CONTRACT APPEALS BOARD |
Section 27-101. BOARD
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101.1The name of the Board is the District of Columbia Contract Appeals Board.
101.2The Board's membership shall consist of a chief administrative judge (chairperson) and other administrative judges, as provided by law.
101.3Cases before the Board are assigned to panels consisting of three administrative judges for final disposition or decision, except as provided in Rule 215.5.
101.4The administrative judge designated to manage a particular case, pursuant to Rule 102.4, shall have the authority to administer oaths and affirmations, issue subpoenas, rule on all interlocutory matters and nondispositive motions, and take other action as is necessary to prepare the case for final disposition or decision.
101.5Except for appeals processed under the small claims (expedited) procedure, as prescribed in Rule 215, and voluntary dismissals as prescribed in Rules 121.1 and 121.2, the final disposition of a case shall be made by majority vote of the administrative judges assigned to the panel.
101.6The Board's final decision in a case shall be in writing and based solely on the record. A copy of the decision shall be dated and forwarded to the parties by first class mail or electronically. All decisions which constitute a final adjudication of a case, except decisions issued on cases under the optional small claims procedures of Rule 215, shall be published in the District of Columbia Register.
101.7The Board shall hear and decide, de novo, all cases under its jurisdiction.
101.8If any contracting agency, which is exempt from coverage of the Procurement Practices Act, wishes to have the Board hear and decide appeals and/or protests, the Board shall do so only in accordance with a written agreement with the agency. The cost of processing cases involving such an agency shall be on a reimbursable basis agreed to by the Board and the agency.
101.9Proceedings before the Board shall be conducted at its offices, unless otherwise ordered by the Board.