I would say the same thing. He talks about standards; I talk about specifications. When you go and lease space, you say, “This is what my needs are”, and put in those specifications, call them standards, and use your buying power. It's well within your prerogative. That's what businesses do all the time. It's not so unusual. The federal government hasn't exercised that option, but certainly it's within your power to do it.
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