United States Code
USC most recently checked for updates: Jun 09, 2025
§ 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.
cite as: 41 USC 3706