On 12/11/2016 10:56 PM, J. Clarke wrote:


LOL, I think Military rated or strength is probably pretty high but
probably more of an indicator that the buyer, the government, is not
concerned with what it is going to spend.
Remember those military grade toilet seats? ;~)

When the military pays a ludicrous price for
some commonplace object it's generally due to
some kind of small/minority business set aside,
so instead of calling up Kohler or whoever and
saying "send us a truckload of toilet seats"
they instead have to bring some company that has
never seen a toilet seat or a military contract
before up to speed in order to meet a social
objective imposed by the politicians.

But of course the politicians never take the
heat for it.



Some of those cost are back door legit.

Project director: I'm approved for $200,000 for this project as bid but
I need you to do more but cannot get approval. We do need spare part
that would go on another budget.

Contractor: Sure, I'll gladly do that extra work at no extra charge.
BTW, do you need spare lightbulbs? They are $500 each.