Subagreement Disputes Clause Samples

Subagreement Disputes. Subagreement disputes shall be resolved in accordance with this section. (a) Any dispute designated by USEA as a Subagreement Dispute (the “Subagreement Dispute”) and any dispute originally designated a Cooperative Agreement but later converted to a Subagreement Dispute shall be submitted to binding arbitration. The claim, controversy or dispute shall be arbitrated pursuant to the Commercial Rules of the American Arbitration Association, before three arbitrators, one to be selected by each Party and the third to be selected by the other two selected arbitrators. (b) Upon any request of either Party, the arbitrators may authorize discovery of the types permitted by the discovery rules of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and identify the factors to be considered in determining which types of discovery are appropriate for a particular proceeding, the arbitrators should consider the parties’ desire to resolve the matter as expeditiously and economically as is practical. (c) Any such arbitration shall be held in the Washington, D.C.