[GregoryPerry]

Paywalled article so didn't read.

The public's conception that there is a competitive bid process in the federal government is laughable. Sole source justification is the magic phrase and trillions of dollars of government contracts have been awarded under this auspice.

Back when I worked in the Beltway it was called FAR-12 evasion and you paid for quality counsel to advise you on all of the legal ways and means to have lunch with GSA employees for purposes of being awarded with sole source justification contracts under FAR-12.

[justtopost]

Having bid and won contracts, it is oft-gamed. but plenty of room in most reqs for a small player to slip in and win projexts if you are otherwise qualified and more flexible than the average goverment contractor. Not a dauntingly high bar honestly.

[dbancajas]

how much could you earn and what kinds of skills would be needed to implement the projects? is it just supplying certain pieces of HW?