We see this quite a lot. Even worse is the maneuvering that can take place to make something look cheaper. This can happen when the government is procuring a complex list of things and trying to do so with one vendor. While the individual pieces can be much cheaper through multiple vendors, those vendors are not eligible to bid because they cannot fulfill the entire request.
We're trying to circumvent this with our collaboration tools--Allowing multiple companies to work together on a single bid.
We're trying to circumvent this with our collaboration tools--Allowing multiple companies to work together on a single bid.