Joseph Petrillo: Energy Department learns hard lesson in contracting

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Joseph Petrillo: Energy Department learns hard lesson in contracting

In the case of fixed fee contracts, you pay even if the contractor finds a way to get it done cheaper. No use protesting. That's what the Energy Department found...

Tom Temin@tteminWFED

April 21, 2016 10:44 am

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Joseph Petrillo, procurement attorney, Petrillo and Powell

In the case of fixed fee contracts, you pay even if the contractor finds a way to get it done cheaper. No use protesting. That's what the Energy Department found out the hard way. Procurement attorney Joseph Petrillo of Petrillo and Powell fills in all the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.