I'd be the first one to congratulate Public Works for engaging in a transparent and open process. It was absolutely necessary for Public Works to move into this process. But the concern I think I share with the members around the table is that we're limiting the ability of small businesses to access these government contracts. In the long term it's going to be a problem for the federal government, in terms of driving up the cost of supplying its needs and demands.
I credit you for engaging in a process that I think elevates the transparency of the process, but somewhere along the way we've limited the number of suppliers. That obviously causes problems for the suppliers, but if we look at it in even a self-serving way, it's going to limit the ability of the government to get things in a cost-effective matter down the line. So I think we're setting ourselves up for a problem, and maybe if we can make changes today we can alleviate those stresses down the way.