{"id":27429,"date":"2022-02-17T18:45:15","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T23:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/?page_id=27429"},"modified":"2022-02-18T08:54:09","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T13:54:09","slug":"28-owacs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/guidance\/adrguide-home\/28-owacs\/","title":{"rendered":"One Way to Achieve Creative Solutions"},"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;\">One Way to Achieve Creative Solutions<\/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\"><div>Parties increase the odds of achieving a creative solution if they address an issue early, use integrative negotiation techniques, and\u00a0elect facilitative ADR procedures if assistance is needed. \u00a0Consider:<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><u><em>Early Discussion of the Issue<\/em><\/u><\/strong>. \u00a0Raising and discussing an issue early in a bid protest or contract dispute has significant benefits aside from simply meeting filing deadlines. \u00a0Damages, for example, might be mitigated or minimized if a matter is resolved early. \u00a0Likewise, risk of future costs or adverse consequences can be defined and clearly allocated between the parties. \u00a0Further, options for trade-offs or beneficial changes orders might be foreclosed as performance under the contract progresses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong><u>Integrative Negotiation Techniques<\/u><\/strong>.<\/em> \u00a0Characterized by the parties’ willingness to exchange information and identify their interests, integrative negotiation gives the parties the opportunity to expand their discussion beyond the narrow confines of the dispute or protest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><u><em>Facilitative ADR<\/em><\/u><\/strong>. \u00a0Facilitative ADR techniques help the parties communicate, and therefore, help them conduct meaningful integrative negotiations. \u00a0During contract performance, facilitated partnering (<a href=\"https:\/\/adr.gov\/guidance\/adrguide-home\/ch06\/\">Chapter 06<\/a>) is a well-established technique used to anticipate controversy, promote open communication, and reach early resolution. \u00a0It is employed before the parties need to file a claim or contract dispute.\u00a0 Facilitative mediation is available when the parties have not used partnering (or have not used it successfully).\u00a0 It can be elected either <a href=\"https:\/\/adr.gov\/guidance\/adrguide-home\/part2\/\">before beginning a legal action<\/a>, or after a dispute has been filed with the <a href=\"https:\/\/adr.gov\/guidance\/adrguide-home\/part4\/\">U.S. Court of Federal Claims, board of contract appeals, or the FAA ODRA<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>The importance of these factors can be demonstrated by imagining a<a href=\"https:\/\/adr.gov\/guidance\/adrguide-home\/28-eiba\/\"> hypothetical claim<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>LEARN MORE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/adr.gov\/guidance\/adrguide-home\/28-eiba\/\">Hypothetical – Using ADR Early<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/adr.gov\/guidance\/adrguide-home\/28-ccc\/\">Common Constraints on Creative Resolutions in Federal Acquisitions<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"grayLine\"><\/div>\n<p>Subpages <span id=\"subpages-total-number\">(2):<\/span> <a dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/adr.gov\/guidance\/adrguide-home\/28-eiba\/\">An Early Interest-Based Approach<\/a> | <a dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/adr.gov\/guidance\/adrguide-home\/28-ccc\/\">Common Constraints on Creativity<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div 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