Addressing Tariffs: Key Considerations for Government Contractors
Format: Live webinar (on-demand recording available on May 29)
Date: May 22, 2025
Time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Duration: Approx. 90 minutes
Instructor: Steven Koprince, Govology Legal Analyst
Learning Credits: 1.5 CPEs, 1.5 ATCs
*Your registration includes access to the on-demand recording.
New tariffs can create serious challenges for federal government contractors, affecting everything from material costs to pricing stability and supply chain reliability. This webinar will explore key ways tariffs impact contractors—and how businesses can proactively identify risks and implement strategies to minimize exposure.
Topics will include:
- How tariffs can increase material costs, create pricing uncertainty, disrupt supply chains, and lead to contract disputes
- Potential avenues for recovering tariff-related costs, including the role of contract type (cost-reimbursement vs. fixed-price), key FAR clauses, and the process for seeking equitable adjustments
- Strategies for accounting for potential tariffs during the bid phase of acquisitions
- Best practices for managing tariffs in subcontracts, including FAR flow-downs and cost-shifting provisions
By the end of this session, participants will be better equipped to anticipate, respond to, and recover from the effects of new tariffs in the government contracting space.
Target Audience: government contractors of all sizes, APEX Accelerators
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Steven KoprinceFaculty Instructor and Legal Analyst, GovologySteven J. Koprince is a Faculty Instructor and Legal Analyst at Govology. Before joining Govology, Steven founded and served as the Managing Partner of Koprince McCall Pottroff LLC, a law firm devoted exclusively to providing comprehensive legal services to federal government contractors.
Steven is the author of The Small-Business Guide to Government Contracts (AMACOM Books, 2012) and co-author three GovCon Handbooks providing in-depth information on discrete government contracting topics. Steven also founded the blog SmallGovCon (smallgovcon.com), where he has written more than 1,100 posts on government contracting legal issues. Steven has been quoted in several national news outlets and has appeared on numerous radio programs and podcasts. A frequent featured speaker at the national conferences of the Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers, Steven was honored as a “Friend of APTAC” at the Spring 2016 APTAC National Conference.
In addition to his work for Govology, Steven volunteers for and serves as a Director of a nonprofit organization providing wrap-around services to disadvantaged families. He is also a co-founder and Director of a nonprofit organization promoting the great sport of pickleball in Lawrence and the surrounding area.
Steven is a graduate of Duke University and the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary. Steven lives in Lawrence, Kansas with his wife, two children and two cuddly cats.
Steven welcomes APEX Accelerator counselors to contact him by email at skoprince@govology.com and connect with him on LinkedIn.
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