Well, if the organization putting out RFP's took the contractors' track records into account when awarding contracts, they'd end up eliminating a lot of this co

Well, if the organization putting out RFP's took the contractors' track records into account when awarding contracts, they'd end up eliminating a lot of this corruption. Instead, the fact that the big contractors routinely run FAR over budget and behind schedule, often not delivering anything and what they Do deliver is usually not up to spec, doesn't count against them when they bid for new work. If it did, companies like Lockmart and SAIC and Northrup-Grumman wouldn't be able to continue winning contracts.