Government Contracts Monitor

Short Takes: DOD Proposes to Update the ASBCA’s Rules

March 25, 2014

DOD has issued a new Proposed Rule updating the Rules of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (“ASBCA”), in their entirety, and is inviting comments on or before April 29, 2014. The proposed changes update, revise and reorder the Board’s Rules, and attempt to resolve ambiguities and remove contradictions. Among other things, the proposed rule provides updated contact information to permit some electronic communication by litigants before the Board, including e-filing of certain materials, and adds two new Addendums addressing (i) Equal Access to Justice Act Procedures, and (ii) Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution, not previously contained in the Board’s Rules.

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