The CWO Awards - April 26, 2022

Contracts awarded to bidders who have no experience with weather observations, bidders who under bid so low they have to illegally cut wages and benefits to make any profit at all... I'm appalled at the irresponsibility of FAA Contracting - I should be concerned that Ken retired??? I smell PROTEST.

Al, anyone who bid lower than existing expenses of running the contract... - effectively bidding a loss to their company - requiring them to cut wages and benefits to maybe break even.  The nefarious part of this:  employees scream, and either unionize if they're not already, file a grievance if they are in the union, or call USDOL Wage & Hour Administration (1-866-487-9243); contractor complies with legal demand and restores wages & bene, then files new wages with FAA and gets reimbursed at the higher rate guaranteeing their profit...  Everybody "wins" except the responsible, ethical, contractors who absolutely won't play that game.  If I were a contractor I'd be lining up my legal team to take down the FAA Contracting division for awarding contracts to non-responsible bidders.  This show isn't over yet.  Contractors who bid that unethical, illegal, way should be barred from ever receiving a federal contract.  Meanwhile, if anyone's mortgage is in jeopardy, or are facing bankruptcy, line up your lawyer before you get too low on funds.  Contractors, you know who I'm talking about!