§ 900.215 What does this subpart cover?
§ 900.216 What other statutes and regulations apply to contract disputes?
§ 900.217 Is filing a claim under the CDA our only option for resolving post-award contract disputes?
§ 900.218 What is a claim under the CDA?
§ 900.219 How does an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or Federal agency submit a claim?
§ 900.220 Does it make a difference whether the claim is large or small?
§ 900.221 What happens next?
§ 900.222 What goes into a decision?
§ 900.223 When does an Indian tribe or tribal organization get the decision?
§ 900.224 What happens if the decision does not come within that time?
§ 900.225 Does an Indian tribe or tribal organization get paid immediately if the awarding official decides in its favor?
§ 900.226 What rules govern appeals of cost disallowances?
§ 900.227 Can the awarding official change the decision after it has been made?
§ 900.228 Is an Indian tribe or tribal organization entitled to interest if it wins its claim?
§ 900.229 What role will the awarding official play during an appeal?
§ 900.230 What is the effect of a pending appeal?

Terms Used In CFR > Title 25 > Chapter V > Part 900 > Subpart N - Post-Award Contract Disputes

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.