---
kind: "section"
citation: "18 C.F.R. § 1308.27"
title: "18"
number: "1308.27"
heading: "Appeal files."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/18/1308.27"
---

# §1308.27. Appeal files.

- (a) Notices of appeal shall be filed as provided in the disputes clause, and shall be promptly transmitted by TVA to the Chairman.
- (b) Following transmittal of the notice of appeal, TVA shall assemble and transmit to the Hearing Officer and the Contractor an appeal file consisting of:
  - (1) The Contracting Officer's decision, if any, from which the appeal is taken;
  - (2) The contract and pertinent amendments, specifications, plans, and drawings (a list of the documents submitted may be provided Contractor in lieu of copies);
  - (3) The claim;
  - (4) Any other matter pertinent to the appeal submitted to or considered by the Contracting Officer for reaching a decision.
- (c) The appeal file shall be submitted within 30 days. Within 30 days after receipt of a copy, the Contractor may submit to the Hearing Officer and TVA's General Counsel any documents within the scope of [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section which are not included in the appeal file but which the Contractor believes are pertinent to the appeal. Such documents are considered a part of the appeal file.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 831-831dd; Contract Disputes Act of 1978, 92 Stat. 2383-2391.

### Source

Source: 44 FR 29648, May 22, 1979, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 44 FR 30682, May 29, 1979.