Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Plans: From Government Requirement to Competitive Differentiator

In recent years federal contractors have been challenged to adapt their legal and compliance strategy to a growing regulatory focus on securing the federal supply chain.  In particular, technology bans and restrictions have been used to mitigate data security and surveillance concerns associated with foreign information and communications technology (ICT) – imposing significant new due diligence measures over extended third-party ecosystems.  These kind of strict, targeted prohibitions are expected to play a role in how the federal government manages supply chain risk moving forward.

Furthermore, recent bellwether federal procurements (GSA OASIS+, GSA Alliant 3, NASA SEWP VI, ASTRO, Polaris, 8(a) STARS III, and DISA DES, to name just a few) have required offerors to disclose measures taken to assess and limit supply chain risk as part of contract award – providing a glimpse into the importance of Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) as a contract award discriminator.

Federal agencies and the government contractors that serve them will increasingly be obligated to know exactly where products, components, software and services are being sourced, throughout all levels of an increasingly complex and global supply chain. Contractors can expect new standards and acquisition policies for SCRM programs in an effort to improve SCRM capabilities for the government and industry as a whole.

Please join the Coalition on August 14 from 12:00 – 1:00pm EST for this timely presentation as we host Baker Tilly’s Leo Alvarez, Principal, and Molly Menoni, Senior Consultant, as they discuss:

• Regulatory activity related to supply chain risk
• Recent supply chain-related security breaches
• Biden’s cyber and supply chain Executive Order
• Federal contract clause requirements related to supply chain oversight

• The use of SCRM Plans in Key Federal Acquisitions
• How an organization should evaluate its Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) practices
• The use of all-source intelligence platforms (“Supply Chain Illumination”)
• Practical guidance on SCRM Plan preparation and structure