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ufcrusher
08-09-2005, 01:51 PM
My wife works for a major defense contractor and they were waiting to hear on 2 major bids they had submitted to the government. Yesterday afternoon, they found out about the larger of the two contracts which was worth approximately $215 million dollars.

Lets just say their competitor (on this contract) is dancing in the streets.

They had put ALOT of time into this contract. LOTS.
Thesifer
08-09-2005, 03:12 PM
Gotta go with the lowest bidder :) Even if that means shotty work and slow completion times.
ufcrusher
08-09-2005, 03:28 PM
Gotta go with the lowest bidder :) Even if that means shotty work and slow completion times.

My wife's company was the lower bidder. Some other reasoning was used.
Thesifer
08-09-2005, 05:49 PM
Oh.. Then its not what you know.. Its who you know.. :D .. Does that one work?
cheapie
08-09-2005, 10:15 PM
or...no offense...the other company had a better value proposition. ;)
Maarchk
08-09-2005, 10:20 PM
dats crappy. I hope they get teh other one, and the first company that got the other contract does a crappy job and "never works in that town again"
mcs328
08-10-2005, 07:02 AM
is the other guy hiring? :)

believe it or now that happens too...people in a company that lose a contract just quit and work for the company that won the contract.
attgig
08-10-2005, 09:52 AM
is the other guy hiring? :)

believe it or now that happens too...people in a company that lose a contract just quit and work for the company that won the contract.


yup that happened to my cousin.

he used to work for company A. then moved to company B cuz they won some contract. then, they compete for another contract, that company A wins. his old boss at company A calls him up, and tells him to come back for this new project....
gwilks98
08-10-2005, 11:43 AM
sounds like dangerous grounds. I recall something like this happening before:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/199821_sears16.html

http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0105/010505g1.htm


Druyun, 57, was sentenced last fall after violating federal conflict of interest laws by negotiating a $250,000-a-year job with Boeing, the Pentagon's second largest contractor, while managing the Air Force's federal contracts. Druyun admitted to favoring Boeing in at least four separate contract negotiations, in exchange for jobs for her daughter and son-in-law


It could always be more politics. Sorry to hear about the little guy getting stepped on.