Please join the Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement for a webinar with Covington & Burling on March 11 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm ET, on Domestic and Foreign Sourcing Requirements in Government Contracting.

The Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement is pleased to announce a new webinar on March 13 from 12:00 – 1:00pm EST on Contract Terminations, Stop-work Orders, and Claims. Our presenters will be Stephen Ruscus, Partner, and Kevin Barnett, Counsel, from BakerHostetler, and Mike Tomaselli, Director, and Marc Schwartz, Senior Manager, from Chess Consulting LLC.

Please join, Jonathan Williams, Partner, PilieroMazza, and David Black, Partner, Holland & Knight, on March 20 at 12:00pm for a detailed discussion of the perils and possibilities of procuring information technology and other services under the General Services Administration’s Multiple Award Schedule. 

The Coalition’s Cyber & Supply Chain Security Committee is pleased to host an all-member meeting with guest presenters Townsend Bourne, Partner at Sheppard Mullin, and Michael Gruden, Counsel at Crowell & Moring, on March 27 from 12:00 – 1:00 PM (ET) on the Cybersecurity Landscape.

Since January 20th, US trade policy and particularly our country’s imposition of tariffs on friends and adversaries has changed repeatedly, making planning for several sectors of the economy (including government contractors) extremely difficult. Although making authoritative predictions about what will happen next is extremely difficult, the Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement is pleased to announce its next webinar, Impact of the Current Administration’s Tariff Policy Changes on Government Contractors, where we will welcome three experts from Mayer Brown LLP to discuss important tariff-related issues for government contractors in these times.

The Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement is pleased to announce that due to popular demand, the Sheppard Mullin team will return to present Part 3 of the Understanding the Impact of the DEI Executive Orders for Federal Contractors webinar on Tuesday, April 22 from 12:00 – 1:00 PM (ET).

Please join The Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement and Holland & Knight for an insightful event, Navigating Government Contracting in the New Federal Market, on April 24 from 4:30 – 8:00 PM (ET) at the Ritz Carlton in Tysons, VA.

Join us on April 30 from 12:00 - 1:00 PM (ET) for a timely webinar, The Trump Administration and Acquisition Reform: Where Are We Headed?, with guest presenter Rob Burton, Partner at Crowell & Moring.

Larry Stubblefield, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Government Contracting and Business Development, SBA will meet with the Coalition's Small Business Committee on Tuesday May 20 at 12:00pm.

Please join the Coalition for a webinar on May 29 from 12:00 – 1:00pm ET, for a discussion of Non-Traditional Procurement Opportunities. This webinar will discuss alternatives to traditional FAR-covered agreements, including Other Transaction Authority (OTAs), grants and cooperative agreements, and Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs), among other things.

The Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement is excited to announce that registration is now open for the 2025 Spring Training Conference: The New Federal Market! Join us on June 25-26 at the Fairview Park Marriott in Falls Church, Virginia, for an exciting two-day event focused on the new Federal marketplace.

The Furniture Committee is holding an internal meeting on July 15 at 10:00 am ET to discuss the expansion of Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) across the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program as part of MAS Refresh 27.