Who needs competitive bidding?
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Republican leader in Congress is proposing drastic changes in Pentagon procurement that would allow defense companies to win contracts of up to $200 million apiece without competitive bidding and other safeguards.
The current limit is $7.5 million.
Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., a committee chairman who for the last four years led the GOP's fund-raising efforts in the House, is circulating draft legislation that could sharply expand the number of contracts that are not subject to stringent government oversight.
The longtime safeguards were put in place after Pentagon contracting scandals in the 1960s.
