Marc joined Ostroff Associates in the fall of 2023 with extensive experience in public procurement, government contracting, and procurement compliance consulting.
Marc leads Ostroff Associates procurement services practice, helping clients navigate the complexities of New York State’s procurement landscape from initial bidding strategy and bid submission through contract award and implementation. He advises on solicitation development and responses, vendor responsibility and compliance, and effective use of statewide and agency-specific contracts, ensuring clients can compete successfully while meeting rigorous legal and regulatory requirements. Marc’s practical, solutions-oriented approach helps public, nonprofit, and private-sector organizations align their procurement strategies with their operational and policy goals.
Marc is a member of the American Bar Association Section of Public Contract Law working with the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) and other organizations to review and update the Model Procurement Code (MPC), which provides best practices for state and local governments to create transparent, fair, and efficient public purchasing systems, covering everything from bidding processes and contract formation to ethics and dispute resolution.
Prior to joining the firm, Marc served as the Supervising Attorney for Procurement in the New York State Office of General Services (OGS) Counsel’s Office for seven years. He has extensive knowledge of the state procurement process, including drafting solicitations, assessing vendor responsibility, reviewing award and non-award determinations, drafting and negotiating contracts, overseeing vendor debriefings, and addressing contract administration issues. His work strengthened the State’s procurement transparency and contract management strategy.
As Supervising Attorney, Marc supported OGS Procurement Services and the OGS Agency Procurement Office. Procurement Services is the State’s central procurement office, overseeing a $29 billion portfolio comprised of more than 1,500 commodity, service, and technology contracts used by 7,600 organizations across New York State, including state agencies, public authorities, local governments, SUNY/CUNY institutions, school districts, and nonprofit organizations. The Agency Procurement Office conducts procurements for OGS and hosted agencies such as the Office of Cannabis Management, the State Board of Elections, and the State Liquor Authority, helping advance public procurement advisory and compliance initiatives.
In his role as Supervising Attorney, Marc also served as Counsel to the State Procurement Council, providing strategic guidance on state procurement policy and contract governance.
Before his tenure at OGS, Marc worked in the Counsel’s Office at the New York State Office of Information Technology Services (ITS), where he was Lead Counsel for programs such as Contracts and Procurements, Telephony/Network Infrastructure Delivery Services, the Chief Administrative Officer, the Broadband Program Office, and the Policy Office. His work supported state technology procurement and contract strategy across multiple agencies.
Marc began his government career as an Assistant Counsel at the New York State Legislative Bill Drafting Commission, where he drafted legislation for 24 members of the Legislature and gained early experience in public sector policy development.
Before joining government, Marc worked in private practice engaged in all aspects of civil and criminal litigation.
Marc holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a Juris Doctor from the Washington College of Law at American University.
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