Brian Mersereau Quotes
You're spending taxpayer dollars, so a reasonable degree of transparency is required. But if someone has an expectation that you would have the same efficiencies as in a private sector supply chain, that's probably not going to happen, because private sector doesn't have to worry about transparency. When it's taxpayer money, additional steps are required. 
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Basically, cost equals time plus money. The fact that things take longer to process costs more money. A company would also have to be ready, in the event that it wins, to have people ready to service the contract.
- Brian Mersereau
You're spending taxpayer dollars, so a reasonable degree of transparency is required. But if someone has an expectation that you would have the same efficiencies as in a private sector supply chain, that's probably not going to happen, because private sector doesn't have to worry about transparency. When it's taxpayer money, additional steps are required.
- Brian Mersereau