Cite as: 538 U. S. 803 (2003)
Opinion of the Court
ports to render the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (CDA), 92 Stat. 2383, 41 U. S. C. § 601 et seq., inapplicable to concession contracts. We conclude that the controversy is not yet ripe for judicial resolution.
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The CDA establishes rules governing disputes arising out of certain Government contracts.1 The statute provides that these disputes first be submitted to an agency's contracting officer. § 605. A Government contractor dissatisfied with the contracting officer's decision may seek review either from the United States Court of Federal Claims or from an administrative board in the agency. See §§ 606, 607(d), 609(a). Either decision may then be appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.2 See 28 U. S. C. § 1295; 41 U. S. C. § 607(g).
Since 1916 Congress has charged NPS to "promote and regulate the use of the Federal areas known as national parks," "conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein," and "provide for [their] enjoyment [in a way that] will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations." An Act To establish a National Park Service, 39 Stat. 535, 16 U. S. C. § 1. To make visits to national parks more enjoyable for the public, Congress authorized NPS to "grant privileges, leases, and permits for the use of land for the accommodation of visitors."
1 Title 41 U. S. C. § 602(a) provides: "Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, this chapter applies to any express or implied contract (including those of the nonappropriated fund activities described in sections 1346 and 1491 of title 28) entered into by an executive agency for—
"(1) the procurement of property, other than real property in being; "(2) the procurement of services; "(3) the procurement of construction, alteration, repair or maintenance of real property; or,
"(4) the disposal of personal property."
2 The CDA also provides that a prevailing contractor is entitled to prejudgment interest. § 611.
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