Mr. Doan saw the proposal that I sent him after I received it and asked for a meeting. Mr. Doan had a meeting with Botler and saw a demo. He told me to get them ready for an executive presentation. I have my notes—they are in there. The president, the VP of HR, the CFO and others saw the Botler presentation. They were interested in it, and there was general consensus that we should go ahead with some work.
I worked with my peers at the DG level to develop a statement of work, which was for a feasibility study, not a pilot. I emailed my boss and told him that I was using an existing contract, and I sought permission to go ahead. I received endorsement to go ahead.