Federal Prison Industries Mandate
Mandatory federal sourcing from prison factories crowds out small business and entrenches inefficient production.
"Captive labor, captive customers, captive margins."
What is Federal Prison Industries Mandate? Mandatory federal sourcing from prison factories crowds out small business and entrenches inefficient production. Procurement carve-outs distort competitive markets.
UNICOR mandatory-source carve-outs across federal contracts.
Procurement carve-outs distort competitive markets.
Open competition. Outcome-based supplier evaluation.
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Mandatory federal sourcing from prison factories crowds out small business and entrenches inefficient production. Caught in the wild: UNICOR mandatory-source carve-outs across federal contracts.
In the room: Procurement carve-outs distort competitive markets.
Counter-move from the Atlas: Open competition.
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