48 CFR § 1433.203 - 1433.203 Applicability.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s1433.203"
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title: "48 CFR § 1433.203 - 1433.203   Applicability."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "1433.203"
section_name: "1433.203   Applicability."
chapter_number: 14
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS"
part_number: "1433"
part_name: "PROTESTS, DISPUTES, AND APPEALS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Sec. 205(c), 63 Stat. 390, 40 U.S.C. 486(c); and 5 U.S.C. 301."
regulatory_source: "75 FR 19829, Apr. 15, 2010, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1433.203 1433.203   Applicability.

(a) The CO shall prepare any determination that application of the Contract Disputes Act to contracts with a foreign or international organization would not be in the public interest and forward it to the HCA for review. The HCA shall be responsible for submitting the determination through the Director, PAM, to the AS/PMB for approval.

(b) The CBCA is authorized by the Contract Disputes Act or by the Secretary to consider and determine an appeal from a decision of a CO on a claim arising under or relating to a contract made by DOI.