[TowerTalk] US Tower price increase

[Richard Solomon]

The Government is kind of funny
about spending your money. They
really try to get the best price.

Now, instead of doubling the cost to
the Ham, maybe Collins should have
reduced the price to the Government !!

Don't hold your breath waiting for any
contractor to do that.

73, Dick, w1KSZ

On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 9:43 PM, Hans Hammarquist via TowerTalk <
towertalk at contesting.com> wrote:

> Hi Charlie,
>
> Sorry, I have to add a little here.
>
> The ISO-9000 is nothing mystic and to be ISO-9000 is not that hard if you
> follow the ISO-9000 route.
>
> I guess that the "government" supplies the necessary knowledge/template
> for the guy to be called "ISO-9000" compliant.
>
> Don't ask me how I know. ;-)
>
> Hans - N2JFS
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: charlie <charlie at thegallos.com>
> To: jimlux <jimlux at earthlink.net>
> Cc: towertalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Tue, Jan 3, 2017 4:26 pm
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] US Tower price increase
>
>
> <snip>
> > That's right out of the Federal Acquisition Regulations: you must give
> > the US government the "best price" for the item - no special deals for
> > other customers. No "loss-leaders"
> >
> > THere has to be a non-trivial (e.g. not just a model number change)
> > difference to justify the difference in prices between a "consumer" or
> > "industry" price and the "government price".
> >
> > Typically, the difference is accounted for in things like documentation,
> > shipping containers, etc.
> <snip>
>
> Of course there are always ways around things like this.
>
> My favorite story wasn't on pricing, but on ISO-9000. There was a shop up
> (if I remember right) in CT, and he mad a sonar part for the Trident. He
> personally guaranteed the part to spec, the thing is, it seems he was the
> ONLY person who could make them work right
> The Govt came in and said "You must be ISO-9000 compliant" His reply?
> "no". "But you have to, if you don't we can't buy from you!" "That's
> fine"
>
> They tried making them, no good, they tried having others make them, no
> good. When they got to the point there was a Trident sitting there
> waiting to be launched, no spares etc, they went back to him. "We need
> more" "Fine, I'll supply them like I always have" "But you have to be
> ISO-9000 compliant!" "No". I gather the Government eventually backed down
>
>
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