This came from the briefings that were given to the bidders in round one. It comes from the principle that if a consultant helps the federal government define the performance standards or the specifications for an object, this group then is barred from bidding and supplying the same object. In our case, we already had something that was completely developed and fully defined, but if you had something that was at an earlier stage and you were using this as a prototyping opportunity, and from the prototyping opportunity the federal government was going to define the specifications for something they would ultimately buy, you could end up being viewed as the consultant who developed the spec for them and therefore not be able to supply them.
On November 3rd, 2011. See this statement in context.