On This Day | Federal Government Prefers Supporting Local Businesses
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Minot AFB prefers to buy in North Dakota, Captain L. Kendall said, and added that “selling to the Air Force is good business.” The dollar value of goods and services bought and paid for by authority of the Minot base commander approaches $8,500,000 annually. About a million and a half dollars’ worth of base supply reissue stock items, of the $14 million in total items stocked, could be procured locally if sources were available, the Williston businessmen were told.
— October 18, 1962 | The Ward County Independent
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Procurement policies remain a point of regular debate. It was at the most recent meeting that Minot City Council rejected a proposal to give local bidders small advantage in winning City of Minot business. So, int a point of recognition, kudos to the federal government form so long ago for recognizing how they can positively impact the communities they serve in.
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