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2021-06-10 // day precision

You are going to sole source it, right?

Posted by Dan Cary

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Four panels labeled CO and CUSTOMER show a contracting officer saying other companies could compete while the customer repeatedly expects a sole-source award.
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Competition requirements collide with a customer’s expectation of a sole-source acquisition. No caption visible. Source review: October 14, 2026. Facebook displayed 0 comments; 0 selected founder comments were retained privately. This public page does not reproduce the complete discussion. Display headings, image descriptions and this historical context are AI-assisted editorial interpretation; the original caption and preserved image are separate source material. Public images are display derivatives of preserved Facebook-served files.

Topics: Early Years, group origins, competition, sole source, customer expectations