Totally off topic (and please feel free to cross-post this to any
relavant and active MS newsgroup)

I happen to get Clemson Buyways bid opportunities via e-mail at my
$Day-Job.

I just got that has me scratching my head. Clemson is looking for
competitive bids for "a one year contract for software for the Microsoft
Campus Agreement". Best I can figure, it's described here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Campus_Agreement

Now I ask you - who else besides Microsoft do they expect would be able
to provide a competitive bid for that item?

I mean, why even put that out for bids in the first place?

From: "Virus Guy" <(E-Mail Removed)>

> Totally off topic (and please feel free to cross-post this to any
> relavant and active MS newsgroup)
>
> I happen to get Clemson Buyways bid opportunities via e-mail at my
> $Day-Job.
>
> I just got that has me scratching my head. Clemson is looking for
> competitive bids for "a one year contract for software for the Microsoft
> Campus Agreement". Best I can figure, it's described here:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Campus_Agreement
>
> Now I ask you - who else besides Microsoft do they expect would be able
> to provide a competitive bid for that item?
>
> I mean, why even put that out for bids in the first place?

Oracle
Lockeed Martin
CSC

To name a few.


--
Dave
Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk
http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

On Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:47:00 -0400, Virus Guy <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Totally off topic (and please feel free to cross-post this to any
>relavant and active MS newsgroup)
>
>I happen to get Clemson Buyways bid opportunities via e-mail at my
>$Day-Job.
>
>I just got that has me scratching my head. Clemson is looking for
>competitive bids for "a one year contract for software for the Microsoft
>Campus Agreement". Best I can figure, it's described here:
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Campus_Agreement
>
>Now I ask you - who else besides Microsoft do they expect would be able
>to provide a competitive bid for that item?
>
>I mean, why even put that out for bids in the first place?

Less trouble than doing the paperwork involved in a sole-source
justification?

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Rich Webb Norfolk, VA