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resolve any dispute. When a genuine dispute arises between HCA and the Contractor regarding the terms of this Agreement or the responsibilities imposed herein and it cannot be resolved between the parties' Agreement Managers, either party may initiate the following dispute resolution process. 4.13.1 The initiating party will reduce its description of the dispute to writing and deliver it to the responding party (email acceptable). The responding party will respond in writing within five (5) Business Days (email acceptable). If the initiating party is not satisfied with the response of the responding party, then the initiating party may request that the HCA Director review the dispute. Any such request from the initiating party must be submitted in writing to the HCA Director within five (5) Business Days after receiving the response of the responding party. The HCA Director will have sole discretion in determining the procedural manner in which he or she will review the dispute. The HCA Director will inform the parties in writing within five (5) Business Days of the procedural manner in which he or she will review the dispute, including a timeframe in which he or she will issue a written decision. 4.13.2 A party's request for a dispute resolution must: 4.13.2.1 Be in writing; 4.13.2.2 Include a written description of the dispute; 4.13.2.3 State the relative positions of the parties and the remedy sought; 4.13.2.4 State the Agreement Number and the names and contact information for the parties; 4.13.3 This dispute resolution process constitutes the sole administrative remedy available under this Agreement. The parties agree that this resolution process will precede any action in a judicial or quasi-judicial tribunal. HCA and Contractor agree that the Agreement is the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter of the Agreement and supersedes all letters of intent or prior Agreements, oral or written, between the parties relating to the subject matter of the Agreement, except as provided in Section 4.44 Warranties. 4.15 FEDERAL FUNDING ACCOUNTABILITY & TRANSPARENCY ACT (FFATA) 4.15.1 This Agreement is supported by federal funds that require compliance with the Federal Funding Accountability and. Transparency Act (FFATA or the Transparency Act). The purpose of the Transparency Act is to make information available online so the public can see how federal funds are spent. Washington State Page 23 HCA Contract No. K3924 Health Care Authority