Pub. L. 108-176, tit. II, subtit. B, sec. 224

PROCUREMENT.

EnactedYear: 2003Length: 234 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 224. PROCUREMENT.(a) Duties and Powers.—Section 40110(c) is amended—(1) by striking “Administration—” and all that follows through “(2) may—” and inserting “Administration may—”;(2) by striking subparagraph (D);(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (E), and (F) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and(4) by moving such paragraphs (1) through (5) 2 ems to the left.(b) Acquisition Management System.—Section 40110(d) is amended—(1) in paragraph (1)—(A) by striking “, not later than January 1, 1996,”; and(B) by striking “provides for more timely and cost-effective acquisitions of equipment and materials.” and inserting the following:“provides for—“(A) more timely and cost-effective acquisitions of equipment, services, property, and materials; and117 STAT. 2528“(B) the resolution of bid protests and contract disputes related thereto, using consensual alternative dispute resolution techniques to the maximum extent practicable.”; and(2) by striking paragraph (4), relating to the effective date, and inserting the following:“(4) Adjudication of certain bid protests and contract disputes.—A bid protest or contract dispute that is not addressed or resolved through alternative dispute resolution shall be adjudicated by the Administrator through Dispute Resolution Officers or Special Masters of the Federal Aviation Administration Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition, acting pursuant to sections 46102, 46104, 46105, 46106 and 46107 and shall be subject to judicial review under section 46110 and to section 504 of title 5.”. (c) Authority of Administrator To Acquire Services.—Section 106(f)(2)(A)(ii) is amended by inserting “, services,” after “property”.
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