Commonwealth of Kentucky, Education Cabinet, Department for the Blind v. United States

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• concluding that where a “complaint is premised on a violation of the RSA, it falls within the scope of the arbitration provisions” of the RSA and that RSA arbitration is mandatory
• observing that the RSA’s arbitration provisions demonstrate that Congress established a “comprehensive” and “exclusive” “scheme for the administration of disputes arising from violations of the RSA”
• discussing and rejecting the dictum in Texas State which had found RSA arbitration permissive and holding that, when claims are brought under the RSA, arbitration is mandatory and the Court of Federal Claims lacks jurisdiction
• “Congress intended that arbitration would be the means by which aggrieved vendors and State agencies may obtain a final and satisfactory resolution of disputes.” (internal quotation marks omitted)

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