The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) is an independent tribunal housed within the General Services Administration. The CBCA presides over various disputes involving Federal executive branch agencies. For more information about the CBCA, see About the Board.

EDS IS ACTIVE

Filers are now required to use EDS (https://www.eds.cbca.gov) for all filings in Contract Disputes Act (CDA) appeals - including appeals under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) and Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDA) - and in all Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) arbitrations. All other cases should be filed using the CBCA's efiling procedures.

Electronic Docketing System (EDS)

  • Filers are required to use EDS for all filings in:
    • Contract Disputes Act (CDA) appeals, including appeals under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) and the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDA), and
    • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) arbitrations. All other cases should be filed using the CBCA's efiling procedures.
  • Parties must create a new user account in EDS prior to filing any documents.
  • Board Rule 4 (48 CFR 6101.4) appeal files may NOT be filed in EDS.
  • For more information about EDS click here EDS.

Rule 4 Appeal File

Parties may submit the Rule 4 appeal file via email at cbca.efile@cbca.gov provided that:

    1) There are no more than 10 total emails, each not to exceed 18 MB.
    2) The index and each exhibit is a separate .pdf file.
    3) Exhibit .pdfs are not merged and do not have embedded files.

The CBCA also accepts Rule 4 appeal files and exhibits by in-person, courier, or mail (USPS/FedEx/UPS) delivery on a CD, DVD, or flash drive or by Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP). See the Rule 4 Appeal File tab for additional information on filing the Rule 4 appeal file or the submission guide for details on using SFTP.

Timing

For all filings submitted electronically, (efilings and EDS filings), the Board considers filings received by 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time as same day filings. Electronic filings received at or after midnight (12:00:00 a.m. Eastern Time) are considered filed the next business day.

Protected Documents

To electronically submit protected documents by efile or EDS, you must first obtain permission from the judge for your case.

Questions

If you have any questions about the Board's operations, contact the Office of the Clerk at 202-606-8800 or cbcaclerk@cbca.gov.

For recent Board news, see CBCA News.

New Decisions

Decision Date Case Number Appellant / Claimant / Applicant Judge Type
09/25/2025 CBCA 8595 David F. Cimperman, Jr. KangDismissal
09/29/2025 CBCA 8361 Cedarville Engineering Group, LLC KangDismissal
09/17/2025 CBCA 8250, 8251 Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, Inc. and Nelnet Servicing, LLC SullivanDecision
09/26/2025 CBCA 8567-C(7547) Crystal Clear Maintenance SullivanDecision
09/26/2025 CBCA 8449-RELO Steven D. VolkDecision
09/04/2025 CBCA 8151, 8162, 8163 GDM A-E, Inc. GoodmanDecision
09/24/2025 CBCA 8431 Tribal Health, LLC LesterDismissal
09/17/2025 CBCA 8430 Blanchard’s Contracting LLC NewsomDecison
09/23/2025 CBCA 8102 Patrick Considine NewsomDecison
09/18/2025 CBCA 8219 Stronghold Engineering, Inc. O’RourkeDismissal
09/17/2025 CBCA 8380 Advon Corporation ZischkauDismissal
09/17/2025 CBCA 8131-ISDA Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe KangDismissal
09/24/2025 CBCA 8526-RELO Kenrick C. LesterDecison
09/18/2025 CBCA 8281-RELO, 8282-RELO Melvin C. SullivanDecision
09/16/2025 CBCA 8422 Caduceus Healthcare, Inc. BeardsleyDecision
09/12/2025 CBCA 8558 Minburn Technology Group, LLC GoodmanDismissal
09/12/2025 CBCA 8518-FEMA University of Rhode Island VergilioDismissal
09/11/2025 CBCA 7915, 8303 Venergy Group, LLC LesterOrder
09/08/2025 CBCA 8570-ISDA Muscogee (Creek) Nation KullbergDismissal
09/09/2025 CBCA 8432-FEMA School Board of Bay County, Florida VolkDecision
08/28/2025 CBCA 7637, 8074 Ben Holtz Consulting, Inc. dba California Avocados Direct KangDismissal
08/27/2025 CBCA 8034 All Phase Services, Inc. SullivanDecision
08/29/2025 CBCA 8034 All Phase Services, Inc. SullivanDecision