What happens then ? How did they pick up the most appropriate ? Or maybe they wait for one the vendors (the fastest) to produce a product up to the specs ?
I really don't know. I wasn't there long enough and didn't have full insight into the workings. But my guess is that they eventually settled on a solution that met most of the specs at a reasonable cost.
However, what that opens up, is a way for corrupt officials to favor a vendor and use the others-did-not-meet-this-particular-spec as a justification.
Just my 2c. I really have no idea if it actually was ever used in this way.
