They couldn't care less when they actually talk about it, if they ever do. It's faster. Mind you, it should be faster. Then there are always claims against the process, which delay it once again. So I'm not sure in a foot race whether sole sourcing is actually faster. Sometimes it is; sometimes it's not. But it couldn't matter less, as long as the kit that is received is good kit. It doesn't have to be the best in the world. That's really slow.
But it's good kit, as has been witnessed with some of the purchases in Afghanistan. In fact we bought some that weren't working terribly well and they were replaced. I'm talking about some of wheeled vehicle fleet.