Law Establishing the Board
The District of Columbia Contract Appeals Board, created in 1953, was statutorily established under the Procurement Practices Act of 1985, DC Law 6-85. The Procurement Practices Act, as amended, is codified at Division I (Government of District), Title 2 (Government Administration), Chapter 3 (Procurement), Unit A (Procurement Practices for the District Government) of the District of Columbia Code. Subchapter IX deals specifically with the Contract Appeals Board, and contains the following sections:
§ 2-309.01. Creation of Contract Appeals Board.
§ 2-309.02. Terms and qualifications of members.
§ 2-309.03. Jurisdiction of Board.
§ 2-309.04. Contractor's right of appeal to Board.
§ 2-309.05>. Appeal of Board decisions.
§ 2-309.06. Oaths, discovery, and subpoena power.
§ 2-309.07. Actions in court; judicial review of Board decisions.
§ 2-309.08. Protest procedures.
To browse to a particular provision of the Procurement Practices Act, please visit the homepage of the DC Official Code at the DC Council website, and then drill down through the various Divisions, Titles, Chapters, and Subchapters to reach the desired provision.
For more information on the Board's jurisdiction, please select this link.
