Re: Does anyone still make printers that are NOT network ready?
My complaint would do nothing. The command of the Army is now here, so the top dog is a 4 star, and there are about 25 to 30 generals under him on base. The base is divided into 5 sections where contract copiers are concerned, and the network contractors are different in each section. Joint Special Ops, the smallest uses Cannon. 82nd Airborne Division has always had Xerox and the contract never goes out to bid, Medical also has Xerox on a no bid contract. Army special ops is me with Konica, and the rest of base is my arch nemesis with Ricoh. {we are also a Lanier dealer}. The Ricoh contract has the Army paying 4 cents a page for everything that comes out. Thats right, we bid 2.2 cents a page and lost to the "low bidder" at 4 cents. That proves the government plays favorites. There has always been that HP rule but I have been able to sell around it. Now it is written in stone. The military claims to support local business, but buy 99.9 % of their HP off line, and recently when we bid on single machine deals, well contracting changed what a small business is, from 50 employees to 500 employees. Kind of tuff to compete with companies who can sell for a profit cheaper than we can get from the factory.
My complaint would do nothing. The command of the Army is now here, so the top dog is a 4 star, and there are about 25 to 30 generals under him on base. The base is divided into 5 sections where contract copiers are concerned, and the network contractors are different in each section. Joint Special Ops, the smallest uses Cannon. 82nd Airborne Division has always had Xerox and the contract never goes out to bid, Medical also has Xerox on a no bid contract. Army special ops is me with Konica, and the rest of base is my arch nemesis with Ricoh. {we are also a Lanier dealer}. The Ricoh contract has the Army paying 4 cents a page for everything that comes out. Thats right, we bid 2.2 cents a page and lost to the "low bidder" at 4 cents. That proves the government plays favorites. There has always been that HP rule but I have been able to sell around it. Now it is written in stone. The military claims to support local business, but buy 99.9 % of their HP off line, and recently when we bid on single machine deals, well contracting changed what a small business is, from 50 employees to 500 employees. Kind of tuff to compete with companies who can sell for a profit cheaper than we can get from the factory.
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