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To: D. Long who wrote (131258)	8/10/2005 3:43:47 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) of 793729

Government contracts are written by the government. Each agency has their own procurement department. Most of the work is done by non-lawyers who specialize in various steps along the way. They're always trying to streamline the process, but it's cumbersome for a reason. Uncle Sugar isn't supposed to play favorites, for one thing. And the very process that ensures that the public doesn't get ripped off is itself time consuming and costly. In this, as in anything, there is no free lunch. What private industry writes is bids, which are supposed to mirror the RFPs (Request for Proposals) that the agencies put out. The agency specifies pretty much exactly what it wants, but the contractors have the right to make suggestions when there is a better way of doing things, or a new way of doing things, and the agency can incorporate this into the contract. Federal procurement is an extremely complicated process. My copy of the FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulations) is almost 2 inches thick, full of regulations with sub-parts, and also sample documents that they require the contractors to use when they submit bids.

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