‘in some cases that would make it a one bidder bid’
In some cases it might but for these items there are dozens of bidders.
I’ve seen size requirements of $2M/year and there still are over 10 bidders. Some have restrictions on the number of employees, i.e. no more than 15 workers.
This is routine in military procurement.
“This is routine in military procurement.”
That according to the article, goes to good American JOBS.