Recorded on 04/17/2020

Description:

With three Executive Orders and two Presidential Memoranda issued, Defense Production Act (DPA) policy is developing quickly. EOs invoked the DPA and delegated specific authority to the Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Homeland Security departments (DHS) to prioritize and allocate COVID-19-related health and medical resources. HHS now has the authority to place rated orders under the Federal Priorities & Allocations System (FPAS) for pandemic response.

Other Federal agencies have authority to require acceptance and priority performance of contractors or orders for other resources that may be required to protect public health. Medical equipment contractors already are receiving rated orders and sorting through confusion about whether these orders are valid, seeing poor execution by companies attempting to issue rated orders, and facing questions about how much latitude they have to negotiate schedule and pricing of a rated orders and how the process differs when companies vs. the government issue rated orders.

DPA FPAS-rated orders present opportunity and risk. In this webinar, we will discuss what contractors need to know about the FPAS program and what their obligations, rights, and remedies are when they receive a rated order. Specifically, we will discuss:

Intended Audience: Government Contract Managers

Level of Difficulty: Intermediate

Learning Objectives:

1. Review and Understand the Defense Production Act of 1950
2. Discuss Covid-19 executive orders and the federal implications
3. Recognize potential compliance issues relating to the Defense Production Act

CMBOK Competency:

• 1.4 - Regulatory Compliance

Presenters:

• David Black, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP
• Eric Crusius, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP

Credits: 1.5 CPE/CLP

Cost:

• $0 Regular, New Professional, Retired and Student Members
• $55 Affiliate Members
• $69 Non-Member

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