That sounds a bit more rigid than what I knew to be the case. I think every one I worked with from Goddard had a mac - unless - they specifically asked for some

That sounds a bit more rigid than what I knew to be the case. I think every one I worked with from Goddard had a mac - unless - they specifically asked for something else. That includes both the civil servants and contractors. Purchases were hard because acquisition was hard but I don’t think the bar requires previous use. Usually getting a vendor to accept a PO was the hard part IIRC