D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 27-101
The name of the Board is the District of Columbia Contract Appeals Board.
The Board's membership shall consist of a Chief Administrative Judge (Chairperson) and other administrative judges, as provided by law.
Cases before the Board are assigned to panels consisting of three administrative judges as appropriate for final disposition or decision, except as determined by the Chief Administrative Judge in accordance with Subsection 215.5, or otherwise.
The presiding administrative judge designated to manage a particular case pursuant to Subsection 102.5 shall have the authority to administer oaths and affirmations, issue subpoenas, rule on all interlocutory matters and nondispositive motions, schedule and conduct proceedings and hearings, and take other action as necessary to prepare the case for final disposition or decision.
Except for appeals processed under the small claims (expedited) procedure, as prescribed in Section 215, the final disposition of a case shall be made by majority vote of the administrative judges assigned to the panel.
The Board's final decision in a case shall be in writing and based solely on the record, including such matters as the Board may expressly take notice of. A copy of the decision shall be dated and forwarded to the parties by first class mail or electronically. All decisions which constitute a final adjudication of a case, except decisions issued on cases under the optional small claims procedures of Section 215, shall be published in the District of Columbia Register.
The Board shall hear and decide de novo all cases under its jurisdiction.
If any contracting agency, which is exempt from coverage of the Procurement Practices Reform Act, wishes to have the Board hear and decide appeals and/or protests, the Board shall do so only in accordance with a written agreement with the agency. The cost of processing cases involving such an agency shall be on a reimbursable basis agreed to by the Board and the agency.
Proceedings before the Board shall be conducted at its offices, unless otherwise ordered by the Board.
D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 27-101