[Rick Lee]

My favorite RFP story - City of Phoenix. My company was the highest-priced bid, but they had to award it to us because I was the only bidder who had correctly completed the affirmative action form and filed it with the City in advance of bidding. Your tax dollars at work!

Another one for US DoJ was written such that no one else could meet its requirements, so that was an easy win. Another one for US DoI got challenged by a competitor who was butt hurt about losing to us. He put them through so much BS that they just threw up their hands and gave up. From then on they sent us work on an ad hoc basis, paid via credit card (full price) and it ended up costing the gov't. plenty more. Lots of similar stories. RFPs are a joke when it comes to saving money for the taxpayers.