Background:
When DoD puts out a contract for building construction, it includes the “category” of MILCON (military construction) contract it is. These categories have top line cost amounts for the contract. The top line amounts are public knowledge. If a contract is released for MILCON category X and it has a $300K limit, all proposals will come back at $298K-$299K.
Proposal:
1: Stop releasing these categories in the RFP (request for proposal)
2: Eliminate the categories entirely