No-Bid Military Contracts

No-Bid Military Contracts

No-bid military contracts have been used as a means of expediting reconstruction in Iraq and in other defense initiatives. Detractors of the policy cite war profiteering, mismanagement of funds and corruption as the reasons for allowing only competitive bidding for defense contracts.

Fast Facts

Also known as a "sole source contract"
No-bid contracts are negotiated with and awarded to a single firm with no competition
They are illegal in the European Union
Speed and urgency often cited as factors in using no-bid contracts
The Accountability in Contracting Act passed by the U.S. House of Representatives limited no-bid contracts to one year
Halliburton was given no-bid contract to work on Iraqi oil production
A 2003 $2 million no-bid contract with Booz Allen Hamilton consultants by the Department of Homeland Security ended up costing $124 million

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The Mahalo Top 7

WashingtonPost.com: Costs Skyrocket As DHS Runs Up No-Bid Contracts
USA Today: House votes to limit no-bid contracts
NPR Audio: What Went Wrong with the Rebuilding of Iraq?
The New York Times: Pentagon Splits War-Support Contract 3 Ways
BuzzFlash.com: Bush's "Private Military Contractors" Fight and Die Unchecked in Iraq
Wikipedia: No-bid contract and Bunny Greenhouse
Google News: No-Bid Military Contracts

No-Bid Military Contracts News and Info

WashingtonPost.com: Air Force Erred With No-Bid Iraq Contract, GAO Says (2005)
NPR Audio: Pentagon to Change Bid Process for Iraq Contracts (2006)
CBC.ca: 40% of military contracts non-competitive
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No-Bid Military Contracts Background

NPR Audio: Private, No-Bid Contractors Doing Iraq Jobs (2005)
WashingtonPost.com: No-Bid Defense Contracts Found to Be Common (2004)
GovExec.com: Major defense contractors reap billions in no-bid contracts (2004)
CommonDreams.org: Halliburton Handed No-Bid Iraqi Oil Firefighting Contract (2003)
CBS News: 60 Minutes: All In The Family, Company Official Defends No-Bid Army Contract (2003)
CSMonitor.com: Targeting no-bid deals (2003)
Global Policy Forum: FBI Investigates Halliburton's No-Bid Contracts (2004)
BuzzFlash.com: Halliburton Has a Friend in Dick Cheney: NoBid Contracts in Iraq and Getting Off the Hook on Asbestos (2003)

No-Bid Military Contracts Concerns and Criticisms

TomPaine.com: No Bid And No Problem (2004)
CommonDreams.org: Another Scandalous No-Bid Contract Makes Us Look Like Fools (2003)
WashingtonPost.com: Halliburton Contract Critic Loses Her Job (2005)
Democratic Underground: Halliburton Contracts Illegal...
Bloomberg.com: Halliburton's Fleecing Ends. Or Does It?

No-Bid Military Contracts Boards and Blogs

AlterNet: Sex, Lies, and Government Contracts
AOL News Blog: Halliburton Becomes a Foreign Corp., Congress Investigates

No-Bid Military Contracts Video and Media

YouTube and Google Video: "No-Bid Contracts"
Live Search Videos: Iraq "No-Bid Contracts"

Related Pages on Mahalo

Private Military Contractors | Iraq War | Haliburton