How the Military Purchases Fire Protec tion and Equipment

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From Defense Industry Daily:

US Military Contracts for Fire and Emergency Gear

Most people think “defense procurement” and think “weapons,” but the truth is that infrastructure and associated services consumes at least as much money. In December 2007 (FY 2008), the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP, now the US Defense Logistics Agency’s Troop Support group) in Philadelphia, PA issued awards by region for “tailored logistics support” involving fire and emergency equipment on behalf of US military installations, other federal agencies and departments, and other approved customers. In practice, all of the contracts below may involve the US Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, federal civilian agencies, or even state and local governments as end customers.

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/us-military-contracts-for-fire-and-emergency-services-04508/#more-4508

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The sad thing is by the time companies like ADS get involved, prices go crazy high, sometimes higher than MSRP. The guys get stuff quick, but the taxpayer gets hosed.

I see it happen daily in my work.