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"Eric Dew" <edew@olagrande.net> wrote in message
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> No doubt private companies will provide much better service than any
> federal program.  But as a tax payer, who is funding that delicious
> meal you guys get, I do want to know if I'm getting my money's worth.
> That's all.  The only way I can tell is compare it to competing offers.

I would guess that it's comparable because the reason B&R was there was a
money saving issue. They looked at what it would cost for the Army to do it
Vs. having them do it and outsourcing is a better way to do it. Normally we
rely on the Fed supply system to import a lot of stuff from the states. The
food we had was all bought on the "local" market (a lot trucked in from
Hungary and Germany) and we had local civilians preparing it. The average
Croat or Bosnian wasn't making a whole lot when you compare it to a bunch of
Army personnel (not to mention we've had a shortage of troops for a while).
Those personnel have to be continually rotated out, are making tax free
wages, etc. When you compare them to a Federal worker...well..the savings
are drastic. Before B&R we were getting one shitty hot meal a day and the
other 2 were MRE's. MRE's are not as cheap as one would think, they cost
around $6.50 per. 1 Box of MRE's (12x) weighs 20Lbs. All of them have to be
shipped over from the states (more $$$)  All in all I think it was a win/win
for the Government. They got a cheaper deal and we got better support.