RE: [ga] RE: Another sweetheart deal

[Roeland Meyer <rmeyer@mhsc.com>]

> From: Dassa [mailto:dassa@dhs.org]
> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 2:33 AM
> 
> |> -----Original Message-----
> |> On Behalf Of Dave  Crocker
> |> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 2:09 PM
> |> Subject: Re: Another sweetheart deal
> |>
> |>
> |> At 08:47 PM 4/11/2001, Milton Mueller wrote:
> |> ><Note: it's great to get EDU away from Verisign, but why
> |> does US Dept of Commerce always have to offer exclusive contracts
> to
> |> people they have favored relations with? Haven't they ever heard of
> competition?>
> |>
> |>
> |> Because, unlike some people, the NTIA was more interested
> |> in handling the matter simply and efficiently -- as the situation
> |> warranted -- rather than treating it as yet another political
> footbal.
> 
> The government bodies I deal with put all such contacts out to tender
> as a matter of course and the best candidate is selected from those
> who have applied.  Handling the awarding of the contract simply
> doesn't imply it was efficient.  The converse is apparant as the best
> candidate is unlikely to have been awarded the contract.

The entire mess is in violation of a number of regulations wrt Federal
acquisitions.
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