Petrillo and Powell

• FAR (almost) in line with SBA on prime contracting

  The federal acquisition regulation council never got around to updating the FAR, so its rules have differed from those of the Small Business Administration. Finally that situation is rectified, almost.

  Federal Drive

  January 03, 2019
• Procurement attorney breaks down DISA’s bid protest losses

  DISA awarded 14 contracts from 30 proposals for the unrestricted portion of its Systems Engineering, Technology and Innovation contract.

  Federal Drive

  December 13, 2018
• InterOps protest of Coast Guard bid proves contractors have finite leeway

  Procurement attorney Joseph Petrillo, Petrillo and Powell, shared the details of an illustrative case on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

  Federal Drive

  November 08, 2018
• Complicated Army acquisitions lead to drawn-out vendor protests

  When the Army wanted to buy mundane items such as PCs, tablets and printers, it endured three rounds of protests and ended up close to where it started.

  Federal Drive

  October 25, 2018
• Contractors lose out when agreements aren’t properly crafted

  Sometimes agency professionals, such as the people who write contracts, fail at the basics, says procurement attorney Joe Petrillo.

  Federal Drive

  October 11, 2018
• Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act faces first serious court challenge in 20+ years

  The Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 told federal agencies to seriously consider if commercial items would meet acquisition program requirements before building new systems.

  Federal Drive

  September 28, 2018
• Procurement attorney expecting congressional changes to Federal Acquisition Regulation

  Call it reform, call it tinkering around the edges. Whatever you call it, Congress is always making adjustments to the rules around federal procurement.

  Federal Drive

  August 30, 2018
• VA enters trade act dispute for attempted medicine purchase with Indian ingredient

  The VA bought a generic medicine from a company selling New Jersey-made tablets containing an active ingredient from India.

  Federal Drive

  August 16, 2018
• Acquisition regulatory changes piling up for DoD

  Procurement attorney Joseph Petrillo of Petrillo and Powell offered an update on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

  Federal Drive

  August 02, 2018
• Joseph Petrillo: Vendors, pay attention to GSA’s new contracting clause

  A new contracting clause from the General Service Administration has potentially big implications for anyone buying from the schedule vendors.

  Federal Drive

  March 29, 2018
• Joseph Petrillo: When a contract doesn’t go as well as planned

  The winning bidder of a DoE contract ran into protests because of its novel approach to handling very dangerous material.

  Federal Drive

  March 15, 2018
• Joseph Petrillo: When one contracting company wants all the work

  Procurement attorney Joseph Petrillo outlines a case where one contracting company complains about multiple award contracts.

  Federal Drive

  March 01, 2018
• Joseph Petrillo: Beneficial potential changes for defense procurement

  Federal procurement is more complicated than it has to be. Joseph Petrillo tells Federal Drive which procurement reforms would be most beneficial.

  Federal Drive

  February 15, 2018
• Joseph Petrillo: What does it mean to be a small business?

  Attorney Joseph Petrillo explains why it's not necessarily easy to figure out whether you are a small business for purposes of federal contracting.

  Federal Drive

  February 02, 2018