[Seahawk]

Don't get me started. Public? Try government. What a roast.

We are at 60/40% Public and government versus private. Our goal is the reverse.

We bid firm fixed price in the private sector: Like it, send me a Purchase Order...or don't.

True story: A really well respected Operations and Support company (they fly UAS all over the world) asked us to act as a prime on a government contract they could not prime - FAR rules and contract type.

We said no, we can't afford the overhead it takes to spend two months writing a proposal.

They said no worries, we hire that stuff out, and we'll pay your guys to provide details when required.

So we did. The bid cost the other company at least $200k. We did not win - the government choose the low cost bidder who has now defaulted. Round two later this month.