The U.S. Department of State's Office of the Legal Adviser awarded a purchase order contract to Jams, Inc. for alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services with a ceiling value of $30,201.03. The contract, structured as a labor-hour arrangement with no set-aside designation, was awarded on September 13, 2021, with an ultimate completion date of October 12, 2022. Performance is to be conducted in Irvine, California, where Jams, Inc. maintains its headquarters. This award reflects the department's selection of Jams, Inc. based on the company's extensive expertise in providing specialized ADR services to resolve complex legal disputes efficiently outside traditional litigation frameworks.
Jams, Inc. is the world's largest private provider of alternative dispute resolution services, maintaining a panel of over 400 experienced neutrals and resolving more than 18,000 cases annually. The company has established a substantial federal contract portfolio across multiple civilian agencies, including the Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Labor, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and Social Security Administration. Services delivered include mediation, arbitration, neutral third-party conflict resolution, litigative consulting, and expert witness testimony. As a large, specialized business provider, Jams, Inc. has demonstrated proven capability in supporting federal agencies' objectives of cost-effective and expeditious conflict resolution across diverse subject matters ranging from employment discrimination claims to civil rights matters and complex litigation disputes.
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