Political Quotes

“finally, my amendment empowers Federal agencies by giving them the authority to eliminate from cost and technical discussions and evaluations any proposal that clearly has no chance for award. In this way companies should be informed early in the process that they have no chance to win a bid. This will cut down on time and significantly reduce costs. Mr. Chairman, full and open competition is the key to efficiency and fairness in Federal procurement. It creates a level playing field upon which all qualified vendors, particularly small businesses, have a fair chance to compete for a share of the hundreds of billions of dollars spent by the Federal Government in procurement each year. In return, the Government receives the maximum benefit from the innovations and expertise offered by companies large and small. We should maintain the current standard and the current interpretation of full and open, and make the targeted changes contained in my amendment. My amendment had the strong support of the small business community, as well as the U.S.…”