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Tim Sullivan, Thompson Coburn and Public Contracting Institute

Subcontractors live in a sort of netherworld. They often don't deal directly with the government, and they're subject to capriciousness by the primes. Tim Sulli...

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November 11, 2014 7:30 am

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Subcontractors live in a sort of netherworld. They often don’t deal directly with the government, and they’re subject to capriciousness by the primes. Tim Sullivan is a veteran of the contracting world and writer of the blog, 10 Myths of Government Contracting. In today’s installment, Sullivan tackles myth number four: It’s better to work as a subcontractor because our company won’t be exposed directly to the government the way a prime is. He spoke with Tom Temin on the Federal Drive.

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