Bid $73,000, Awarded $157,000 - How Federal Contractors Get Paid More Than They Ask @SeanReitmeyer
Bid $73,000, Awarded $157,000 - How Federal Contractors Get Paid More Than They Ask  @SeanReitmeyer
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Bid seventy-three thousand dollars. Awarded one hundred fifty-seven thousand. That is not a typo.

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