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Boeing allegedly overcharged the military 8,000% for airplane soap dispensers (www.popsci.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/nottheonion

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

It’s common knowledge you can easily ask 300% of your default price if it’s the government.

primarily because government requirements are often way more strict than standard commercial or consumer... If someone sets up a contract with you that requires you do 100 things you normally don't do... you're going to charge more. 3x is likely fair in most cases where compliance becomes a thing just for the cost of talking to counsel about meeting those requirements.

[–] x00z 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I think you're only thinking of digital projects.

Think of road construction, building construction, catering, cleaning, and so much more.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm not... Building a private road on your 10 acre plot is also simply cheaper than maintaining a DOT Approved road that can handle a full semi+trailer.

The same thing exists virtually everywhere. When government is involved, there is some standard written somewhere on what standards need to be met. In order to guarantee to meet those standards/tests there's costs associated with that.

[–] piecat 1 points 2 weeks ago

But- but- inefficiency