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Contracting <strong>of</strong>ficer authority
Informal review conference
The Administrative Forums
Characteristics and problems _
The jurisdictional split between administrative
forums and courts _
Speed and economy vs. due process in <strong>the</strong> boards _
Present board standards _
Fundamental approaches to <strong>the</strong> boards _
The need for a flexible system _
Agency boards <strong>of</strong> contract appeals _
Minimum caseload __
Personnel _
Discovery and subpoena powers _
Small claims boards __
All disputes power _
The Courts
Direct access to court _
Judicial review _
Dissenting position _
Judicial review time limits _
Remand practice _
District court jurisdiction _
Dissenting position _
O<strong>the</strong>r Considerations
Payment <strong>of</strong> interest _
Payment <strong>of</strong> judgments from agency appropriations _
Subcontract disputes - _
Obligation to continue work - __
Supplemental Statement by Perkins McGuire, Chairman
Chapter 3. DISPUTES RELATED TO THE AWARD OF CON­
TRACTS
Background
The Procuring Agency
Fairer treatment and consideration <strong>of</strong> award protests _
General Accounting Office
Authority <strong>of</strong> GAO to adjudicate protests - - - - --
Dissenting position - - - - -- - _- _
Expedition in processing protests - - - -_
Procedures for considering award protests --
Weighting <strong>of</strong> evidence - - - __ - - - - -- - -
Factfinding procedures _- - -- _-- - - - - - - - - -- - - - -
Conclusions _
Review <strong>of</strong> decision to award contract during pending
protest - -- -- _-- - -- --- --- --
Effective remedy for protestor - - _- __ - - - - _-- - - - - --
Federal Courts
Need to clarify authority for judicial review <strong>of</strong> contract
award decisions -- - - - - - - -- - - - - -- _. - -- -
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