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Jack Reed: “At times to preserve our industrial base, services such as the Navy have used an acquisition approach called dual…”

On the recordJanuary 26, 2016
At times to preserve our industrial base, services such as the Navy have used an acquisition approach called dual allocation, which allocates set quantities to two providers.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Discussing acquisition strategies to support the industrial base.

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