Long story short — the Air Force sought to acquire space launch services through an unusual contracting strategy of trying to award two compatible bids.
A couple of subtleties creep in, as Federal Drive with Tom Temin learned from procurement attorney Joe Petrillo of Petrillo and Powell.
Contractors cheered when Congress enacted limitations on the use of LPTA contracts by the Defense Department when buying professional services.
With more on this protest case, procurement attorney Joseph Petrillo of Petrillo and Powell joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
The Defense Department's procurement authorities have finalized rules for how to deal with LPTA contracts.
A picky law known as the Service Contract Labor Standards Act has the potential to make a hash out of an ordinary procurement.
Deals made under other transaction authority, as opposed to regular procurement contracts, help the government buy innovation and prototypes.
With professional services growing as a percentage of federal contract dollars, agencies pay close attention to whom its bidders are offering.
There are still a lot of unanswered questions about the future of the Pentagon’s JEDI Cloud contract. One of the biggest is whether Oracle will continue its legal challenge.
Joseph Petrillo joined Federal Drive to discuss the implications of the Supreme Court altering rules for what business information the government can reveal.
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. When the government gets super specific in a request for proposals, it’s got to be equally specific…
Procurement attorney Joseph Petrillo of Petrillo and Powell gave more insight on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Procurement attorney Joseph Petrillo, of Petrillo and Powell, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin with lessons learned from this long-running case.
Procurement attorney Joe Petrillo explained why GAO sided with company that says Army gave no reason to cancel a contract.
Procurement attorney Joe Petrillo of Petrillo and Powell discusses the issues the DoD's implementation of their LPTA bid criteria is causing contractors.