Lawmakers ask Kendall to withdraw commercial items proposal

By Tony Bertuca / November 16, 2015 at 5:10 PM
Fifty-five House lawmakers have sent a letter to Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall asking that he withdraw a proposed pricing policy that defense industry advocates say would hamper commercial companies seeking to do business with the Defense Department. With the Nov. 4 letter , the lawmakers join other critics of the proposed rule who have homed in on a core provision directing DOD to consider a company "commercial" if at least 50 percent of its sales are commercial. The lawmakers...

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