daveb@geac.UUCP (David Collier-Brown) (02/10/88)
A rumor has leaked out of the high mandarinate that Supply and
Services is hoping for political permission to drop their current
requirements to allow arbitrary Canadian firms to bid on government
contracts. Instead, they propose to sharply restrict the number of
firms they deal with to a few suppliers each per industry.
Since the industry in the rumor happens to be computers, this
means that manufacturers like Compac (mentioned by name) will have
to have a significant investment in offices across Canada, be of a
certain minimum size, (as big as IBM?) and be able to meet certain
SS-specific requirements.
If the rumors are true, the canadian content and support of small
business regulations are being liberalized, so that larger, more
competitive firms can move in even if they are not Canadian-owned.
I'm going to leave it at that for this message... It sound
suspicious... more to follow.
--dave (keep ear to ground, maple tree grow through head) c-b
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