Quote:Story printed it was the State Department. Not sure that requires Presidential approval.


My L3 experience they were not design authority. You may be right. As a build to print shop we have had great success with them.


I don't like sole source either so we agree.



If the media reported on this every time it's all that would be on TV.

 

I could go into more detail regarding L3, but that's really not the point of this thread.  The point is that the contract was awarded as a sole source contract rather than put up for bid.  There is a smaller company that already produces the same product at half the price.  This whole deal kind of reeks of politics.  As I said before, it wouldn't surprise me if L3 donated to the democrat party in the past and was getting  a bone thrown to them.  Either that or somebody at the Pentagon was setting themselves up for a good job at L3 upon their retirement from the military or civil service.

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