{"id":27198,"date":"2022-02-16T15:28:46","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T20:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/?page_id=27198"},"modified":"2022-02-18T11:39:22","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T16:39:22","slug":"part1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/guidance\/adrguide-home\/part1\/","title":{"rendered":"Part I – Introduction to ADR"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:31px;margin-left:0px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Part I – Introduction to ADR<\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>In broadest terms, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) encompasses a range of non-binding and binding techniques used to voluntarily resolve issues in controversy. In recent years, ADR techniques have been used successfully by agencies throughout the federal government to resolve a wide variety of contractual, labor, regulatory and other disputes. In the procurement field, many contractors and agency procurement personnel recognize that ADR can be a valuable alternative to traditional, costly and time-consuming litigation.<\/p>\n<p>Part I of this guide gives a broad overview of ADR in business and in the Federal Government. <a href=\"https:\/\/adr.gov\/guidance\/adrguide-home\/ch01\/\">Chapter 01<\/a> opens with key terms and definitions of various ADR processes discussed throughout this guide. The guide then explores how private sector organizations view ADR (<a href=\"https:\/\/adr.gov\/guidance\/adrguide-home\/ch02\/\">Ch.02, ADR in Business<\/a>), as well as the many benefits of using ADR (<a href=\"https:\/\/adr.gov\/guidance\/adrguide-home\/ch03\/\">Ch.03, ADR is Effectiv<\/a>e). For the lawyers in the reading audience, <a href=\"https:\/\/adr.gov\/guidance\/adrguide-home\/ch04\/\">Chapter 04 explores the statutes, Executive Orders, regulations and policies<\/a> that form the foundation for the widespread use of ADR for federal procurement matters.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":27194,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27198"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27198\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}