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DeminPennswoods

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40. CICA is the law in military contracting
Sat Jan 27, 2018, 01:11 PM
Jan 2018

but there's no competition for items like these. There is just no economies of scale to be had that would interest any company other than than Boeing/OEM to make them. Even the OEMs don't want to hold tooling or inventory for future needs, then when DoD buys and holds such inventory, they get beat up by Congress for having "excess" inventory.

I don't think most people realize just how small military procurements are compared to commercial aircraft procurements. Aside from hardware like nuts, bolts, screws, etc, the quantities being ordered to support US aircraft range from a few to maybe a few hundreds or low thousands. It's not cost effective because of the low quantites and often unique requirements. This was my civil service career. I can assure you no one was deliberately negligent and we were certainly not non-responsive to expedite requests.

Deplorables would have hunted Obama down and ended him if he had done this Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #1
No doubt! Docreed2003 Jan 2018 #2
They just about would have hunted him down for BigmanPigman Jan 2018 #3
Sums it up pretty well. InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2018 #26
With depreciation and all, is the whole plane, flying since 1990 worth 24m? brush Jan 2018 #55
Anybody know why they need to accommodate 3000 meals? dhol82 Jan 2018 #4
For the present occupant, they all need to be "Happy Meals," and those need to socialize. . . Journeyman Jan 2018 #7
Ha! Thanks for the laught! potone Jan 2018 #39
For security reasons, I believe there are Flaleftist Jan 2018 #9
If they have to stay in flight that long then how do they service the lavatories? dhol82 Jan 2018 #12
Flush the flusher . pangaia Jan 2018 #20
Well, that is one way to cut down on the number of meals. dhol82 Jan 2018 #22
Get boxes of freeze dried crap the mil has to eat. Sheesh. elehhhhna Jan 2018 #23
Of course they would have to be up there. former9thward Jan 2018 #49
So the toilets can fully accommodate 100 people pooping for several weeks? dhol82 Jan 2018 #50
Flush it out to the ground. former9thward Jan 2018 #51
If you can do that then that is my answer dhol82 Jan 2018 #53
If its safe for refueling planes to take off and land, why wouldn't it be safe for AF One? onenote Jan 2018 #52
The only question I can give an answer (or opinion) on is your first. former9thward Jan 2018 #57
The toilets probably cost $5 million a piece. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2018 #56
This DeminPennswoods Jan 2018 #34
Weeks? Cold War Spook Jan 2018 #44
KC 135s and KC-10s. former9thward Jan 2018 #48
Okay Cold War Spook Jan 2018 #59
they need to feed 3,000 Republican zombies, that's why. GetRidOfThem Jan 2018 #29
Independence Day, the first movie irisblue Jan 2018 #45
3,000 meal capacity? Why? left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 #5
102 crew/passengers x 3 meals a day so 3000 meals is ten days supply csziggy Jan 2018 #14
3000 meals? Pantagruel Jan 2018 #6
It is a command center and refuge during a world war. LiberalArkie Jan 2018 #10
There is another 747 that has been specially equipped to serve as an airborne command post LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 2018 #19
So, if the E4 and AF-1 can not land, where so the tankers tank up? pangaia Jan 2018 #21
I don't know if it is they can't land the airplanes, it's more a question of whether they want to LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 2018 #32
Ok, I will ask you the same question dhol82 Jan 2018 #24
I think the answer is in "The Zen of Flying" LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 2018 #31
If you're talking world war, then most of the rations should be emergency ones muriel_volestrangler Jan 2018 #25
So much over indulgence in government spending. Scalded Nun Jan 2018 #8
Needs to be large enough to hold this BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #11
LMBO :-) iluvtennis Jan 2018 #16
Okay, now THAT'S funny!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2018 #27
3K . . ? That's a lot of Happy Meals . . OldManTarHeel Jan 2018 #13
24 mil would feed a lot hungry people. Butterflylady Jan 2018 #15
The GOP are completely out of control. Initech Jan 2018 #17
So only two coolers will be replaced. Demtexan Jan 2018 #18
I'll replace 'em for $10 million... InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2018 #28
These are unique items DeminPennswoods Jan 2018 #35
Does that mean it'd cost $3M to replace them? Hortensis Jan 2018 #36
CICA is the law in military contracting DeminPennswoods Jan 2018 #40
I'm sure you know a lot about this because of your Hortensis Jan 2018 #43
They're not really "unique" -- two were designed and built for the plane in 1990 onenote Jan 2018 #54
Media Attention? erpowers Jan 2018 #30
I bet they are also installing $640 toilet seats with their $600 hammers machI Jan 2018 #33
I have seen video of an F-14 airframe actually flexing DeminPennswoods Jan 2018 #41
Those are some expensive refrigerators! kentuck Jan 2018 #37
If Obama had done even one single thing that Trump has done True_Blue Jan 2018 #38
On point Cosmocat Jan 2018 #58
Damn, 3,000 Big Mac Meals DallasNE Jan 2018 #42
They should just gild the refrigerator doors. JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2018 #46
I think they wanted to Impeach President Obama because he used dijon mustard too n/t SFnomad Jan 2018 #47
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