APPENDIX A Summary of Data This appendix presents data on institutions and procedures that govern the resolution of disputes concerning the award and performance of Government contracts. It reflects the responses to questionnaires sent to industry, including representatives of the small business community, and to Government procuring agencies. The industry respondents were selected at random from lists prepared by business associations, the Commission staff, and Study Group 4 (Legal Remedies). Information concerning the General Accounting Office (GAO) is based on interviews with GAO personnel and examination of pertinent GAO files. Profile data on about 2,800 contract disputes were obtained from 13 agency responses to a questionnaire prepared by Study Group 4. Additional data may be found in Volume II of its report. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS HUD Amount of settlement or award About 2,187 profiles were received from the 13 agencies covering disputes brought before nine agency boards of contract appeals during the period October 1967 through June 1971. In addition, 597 profiles of disputes at the contracting officer level were received. The data collection effort at the contracting officer level was made on a more limited basis and covered a shorter timespan. While no attempt was made to relate a particular dispute at the contracting officer level to the corresponding board appeal, some of this information can be found in the original profiles. NUMBER OF PROFILES RECEIVED ASBCA COMMBCA DOTCAB GSABCA IBCA NASABCA VACAB Contracting officer level AEC Earliest date Most recent date Mar. 71 |