For those familiar with gov't contracts
Our company has about 80% government contracts. We have a new IT purchase ($150k) that is for corporate use. If we order within 2 weeks and hit the manufacturer's fiscal end of year, we will get another 15% off (significant). I've done the proposal and asked that this be no bid since we know who we want it from and if we bid it, we will not make the end of fiscal year cutoff.
My boss says we have to bid (3 bids) because we are a gov't contractor. I said that doesn't sound right because why would the gov't care how we run our business - it has no bearing on the contract we win (all of our gov't contracts are bid contracts). He says he knows this but I think he just thinks he is right, he frequently says things that he thinks are right without actually knowing.
Has anyone ever heard of a gov't contractor relationship that is obligated to bid out corporate jobs?
BTW: I said F you, do it how you want, it's not my $30k that we will lose waiting for the bid process.
My boss says we have to bid (3 bids) because we are a gov't contractor. I said that doesn't sound right because why would the gov't care how we run our business - it has no bearing on the contract we win (all of our gov't contracts are bid contracts). He says he knows this but I think he just thinks he is right, he frequently says things that he thinks are right without actually knowing.
Has anyone ever heard of a gov't contractor relationship that is obligated to bid out corporate jobs?
BTW: I said F you, do it how you want, it's not my $30k that we will lose waiting for the bid process.
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If you can order that quick you must already have some specs, and if you have specs why can't you get some bids pretty quick?
And if he knows it's not a requirement but thinks "it's just the right thing to do," more power to him. It's his money.
As for the government caring how you run your business, without a lot more information I can't say for sure, but it has been my experience that very likely that they DO care, and that they DO put restrictions on how you handle non-government transactions.0 -
http://www.bipc.com/news.php?NewsID=1839
Legally you may have to get 3 bids....just so you can prove you did it and not get sued.0
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