CBCA Rules on Indirect Cost Disputes

The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals in July ruled on claims submitted by tribal governments or Alaska Native villages with awards under the Indian Self Determination Act. A number of these claims were dismissed because the statute of limitations had run out, but in the claims that were not dismissed, the main issue focused on t he payment of contract support from the Indian Health Service. The board ruled that the IHS must demonstrate that it has actually paid the full amount of ISD contract support dollars allocated to it by Congress for the years in questions. If the IHS cannot document that it has paid the full allocation, then the tribes will have a claim against the agency.