--- Dan Minette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It may not be possible to actually rig the bidding, > but there are certainly > a number of ways to influence who gets the bids > besides offering the best > service for the best price. If not, then a number > of people I know who've > been involved with getting government contracts for > decades do not know > Federal government procurement systems. Everything > that I've heard > indicates that it is very political. Its not > political in the sense that > Republicans always get the contracts; I don't think > that its mostly > political in the sense of campaign contributions > influencing who gets > contracts for services the government needs no > matter what. Its political > in the sense that who you know is the most critical > aspect in getting bids. > If you are new, you need to be introduced and be > willing to spend years > before you get your first contract. > > Dan M.
Yes, but that's not corruption, that's just how organizations work. It's actually how they're supposed to work, when you think about it. You want to have a very high degree of confidence in these companies before you award them a contract, and you can only get that confidence by knowing them for a prolonged period of time. ===== Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Freedom is not free" http://www.mukunda.blogspot.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you�re looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
