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Old 08-30-2006, 12:59 PM
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The government is very much a buddy-buddy system, where if you know the right people, you can get anything you want.

Its a LOT uglier than it looks on the outside......Ever heard of Darleen Dryuyn? Shes one in a million...LITERALLY

...Remember KBR (Halliburton) being penalized for overcharging the gov't over 200% for fuel related costs in Iraq and Afghistan? Yeah, they were penalized...Guess who has the contract for fuel related activities now? Good guess....
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Old 08-30-2006, 01:09 PM
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Exactly....they investigate these companies for fraud, find them guilty, fine them, and then give them more no-bid contracts.

I wish I could get some no-bid contracts, but every time I have done business with the military (many times), I always have to submit a bid and wait to find out if we won the contract, which is usually only around 20% of the time.
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Old 08-30-2006, 01:16 PM
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LOL..They do have loopholes..Depending on the size of the contract, you can submit a bid under the Small Business Set Aside Program (if they offer it)..And if your bid is reasonable, you could win a small time frame contract with some option periods....But even then, most companies just make smaller companies and win that way...
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