Rule 36.  Effective Date

These Rules shall apply (a) mandatorily, to all appeals relating to contracts entered into on or after 1 March 1979, and (b) at the contractor's election, to appeals relating to earlier contracts, with respect to claims pending before the contracting officer on 1 March 1979 or initiated thereafter.

(signed) PAUL WILLIAMS (11 May 2011)
CHAIRMAN
ARMED SERVICES BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS