Welcome
Welcome to the Armed Services Board of
Contract Appeals (ASBCA) website. The ASBCA is
a neutral, independent forum which has been in existence for
over fifty years. Its primary function is to
hear and decide post-award contract disputes between
government contractors and the Department of Defense; the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; the Central Intelligence Agency, as appropriate; and other
entities with whom the ASBCA has entered into agreements to
provide services. The ASBCA functions under
the Contract Disputes Act (41 U.S.C. §§ 7101-7109), its
Charter, or other remedy-granting provisions. The
majority of matters on the ASBCA's docket involve appeals by
contractors from government contracting officers' final
decisions or failures to issue decisions.
An appeal will be processed
pursuant to the ASBCA's Rules. The Rules allow a
contractor to represent itself without a lawyer and the Rules
have provisions for the accelerated processing of small dollar
amount claims, which can be as much as $150,000 in the case of a
qualifying small business. Most hearings, if
required, will be held by a single Administrative Judge, either
at the ASBCA’s offices in Falls Church, Virginia, or, if
appropriate, in a location more convenient to the parties.
Most decisions are made by a panel of three Judges, as
the ASBCA functions in a collegial manner.
As a matter of judicial
philosophy, the ASBCA encourages parties to attempt to negotiate
a resolution of their dispute. In conjunction with
that philosophy, the ASBCA has developed a highly successful,
award-winning, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program.
If the parties make a joint request to the
Chairman to use the ASBCA's mediation services, and the parties
and the ASBCA agree the dispute is suitable for mediation, the
Chairman will provide a Judge to assist the parties in
developing an appropriate binding or non-binding ADR process.
The ASBCA has sample ADR forms available online for
guidance.
In addition to mediating
appeals on its docket, the ASBCA has, in appropriate cases,
mediated disputes prior to the formal filing of a claim, prior
to the issuance of a contracting officer’s final decision and
prior to the filing of an appeal. The ASBCA
has provided its services to various agencies and forums,
including mediating matters pending before Federal courts.
Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals
Skyline 6, Suite 700
5109 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, VA 22041-3208
General Inquiries: 703-681-8500
Office of the
Chairman, Vice Chairmen, General Counsel: 703-681-8501
Recorder's Office: 703-681-8502
Acting Chairman: Judge Mark N. Stempler
Vice Chairman: Judge Richard Shackleford
General Counsel: Catherine A. Stanton
Deputy General Counsel/Recorder: Jeffrey D. Gardin