41 U.S.C.
United States Code, 2022 Edition
Title 41 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS
Subtitle I - Federal Procurement Policy
Division C - Procurement
CHAPTER 37 - AWARDING OF CONTRACTS
Sec. 3706 - Encouragement of alternative dispute resolution
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### §3706. Encouragement of alternative dispute resolution

The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall include a provision encouraging the use of alternative dispute resolution techniques to provide informal, expeditious, and inexpensive procedures for an offeror to consider using before filing a protest, prior to the award of a contract, of the exclusion of the offeror from the competitive range (or otherwise from further consideration) for that contract.

(Pub. L. 111–350, §3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3773.)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large)
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3706 | 41:253b(h). | June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title III, §303B(h), as added Pub. L. 104–106, title XLI, §4104(b)(3), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 645.