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<blockquote data-quote="PigSquealer" data-source="post: 558882" data-attributes="member: 8047">They were running a factory. If they bid that kind of volume. The estimating / production department would normally plan with securing costs of materials, parts and production time well in advance. Working from the buyers delivery date and approximate date IF the contract is awarded. This could be a bid a year in advance. Department’s budget needs. This goes through review to qualify the need. If passed. Then out to bid. Bid(s) secured. Then submitted to the annual budget of all state needs for review. And then……and then…and….Budgets are usually wrapped up by September/ October for the following year. It’s not like you pick up the phone and order 3400 instruments and expect them by the end of the month. That’s an +/- $8.5 million dollar order in today’s market. &nbsp;Yes, some parts can be from outsourcing / jobbers. I don’t know about Vito.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PigSquealer, post: 558882, member: 8047"] They were running a factory. If they bid that kind of volume. The estimating / production department would normally plan with securing costs of materials, parts and production time well in advance. Working from the buyers delivery date and approximate date IF the contract is awarded. This could be a bid a year in advance. Department’s budget needs. This goes through review to qualify the need. If passed. Then out to bid. Bid(s) secured. Then submitted to the annual budget of all state needs for review. And then……and then…and…. Budgets are usually wrapped up by September/ October for the following year. It’s not like you pick up the phone and order 3400 instruments and expect them by the end of the month. That’s an +/- $8.5 million dollar order in today’s market. Yes, some parts can be from outsourcing / jobbers. I don’t know about Vito. [/QUOTE]

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