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Yeah, it is insane. I know someone who works for the state of Virginia. All purchases must be through one of these small businesses. But a lot of them are just
by snarf21 7y ago
Yeah, it is insane. I know someone who works for the state of Virginia. All purchases must be through one of these small businesses. But a lot of them are just a single person with a laptop who just goes online to the actual vendor and orders it and adds a considerable markup. The state organization is not allowed to buy from the vendor directly. I'm not opposed to jobs programs but ostensibly we can find some that actually provide value.
- o-__-o 7y agoAhh the million dollar hammer theory.
- L_Rahman 7y agoAh but if you propose legislation to change the acquisition process then you're taking economic opportunity away from veteran/disability/minority/[disadvantaged group part of x party's coalition] and therefore are evil.
- kotaKat 7y agoYep, a lot of shell companies as well basically 'owned' by their parent company. I think about NYS and Guy Brown, which is a certified MWBE/WOSB but just orders from Staples with added markup. They'll win procurement contracts because of the MWBE/WOSB scoring alone.