Why doesnt NAWCTSD issue the RFP?
NAWCTSD has no experience with non-appropriated funding. It would be a long uphill learning curve on many fronts. NEX has experience contracting for food services. They are already familiar with the jargon, what is customary, key words and tricky phrases in general. We do not have that expertise inhouse, and it would take time to gain it. It is expected that food- services contractors, on the other hand, would have experience and expertise in such areas, and it is reasonable to expect they would use their own expertise to advocate their own interests before ours.
