Subj : NASA, shuttle, anyone? To : TOM WALKER From : CHARLES ANGELICH Date : Mon Aug 22 2005 10:52 pm 123c7222b639 tech Hello Tom - CA>> Everything doesn't go to the lowest bidder. If there are CA>> reasons to suspect the lowest bidder has made an error or CA>> is not capable of performing the next lowest or 'other' CA>> can be given the contract. There is no law saying the CA>> lowest bidder gets the contract. TW> JUST try and disqualify the Lowest Bidder in a US Goverment TW> Contract. For all practical purposes it CANNOT be done from TW> my 20 Years of experiwence fighting pure Junk purchases at TW> a VA Medical Center. I've already stated two reasons the lowest bidder can be disqualified. What you have experienced are managers too lazy to care. > > , , > o/ Charles.Angelich \o , > <| |> __o/ > / > USA, MI < \ __\__ --- * ATP/16bit 2.31 * .... DOS the Ghost in the Machine! http://www.devedia.com/dosghost/ * Origin: Try Our Web Based QWK: DOCSPLACE.ORG (1:123/140) .