[Darth Reardon]

Notice the 33 item first aid kit, with very specific details about what the 33 items are.

I see this in my industry quite often. Government is required to solicit multiple bids, but if they word the requirements just right such that only one vendor has a product that matches their specific requirements...

[USNBandit]

I just reviewed a contract that listed requirements for a piece of equipment that had one company’s proprietary naming for the modes of operation. The reason for the review was that the initial purchase was such a dismal failure. None of the equipment worked as advertised and the contract is being rebid.

[catfish1957]

I see this in my industry quite often. Government is required to solicit multiple bids, but if they word the requirements just right such that only one vendor has a product that matches their specific requirements...

Same here, and now pretty common in all Risk Management Contingency Planning SOP's. Probably some regulatory driver dictated it.