Please save the date for our final dinner meeting in 2022 to be held on Wednesday, December 14 at the Arts Club of Washington for a lively panel discussion on commerciality in federal acquisition. The FAR Council implemented a recommendation of the Section 809 Panel that the commercial item definition be bifurcated into “commercial product” and “commercial service” as a way to provide clarity for the acquisition workforce.
Our panel will discuss the revised commercial items definitions and consider issues such as:
Whether the definition is beneficial to acquisition workforce and contractors
Impacts on the shrinking defense industrial base, and innovation from industry.
Impacts and ramifications from recent rulings at Court of Federal Claims regarding commerciality
The Panel will be moderated by Robert Burton, Partner with Crowell & Moring LLP and former Deputy OFPP Administrator. Panelists represent small business, the legal community, and government backgrounds to offer wide-ranging perspectives on this issue:
Alan Chvotkin, Partner with Nichols Liu LLP
David Drabkin, Former Federal Executive and Chair of Section 809 Panel
Ron Falcone, Executive Vice President of Distributed Solutions, Inc.
WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THE TICKET PRICE? Your ticket price includes a networking half hour with complementary drinks and hors d’oeuvres, a gourmet meal, wine during dinner, and parking in the Arts Club garage (located off 20th street).
