So then USPS should be working on designing and testing that solution, demonstrating the costs are lower, and then creating an analysis that the costs of maintaining the few bespoke purpose-built vehicles are higher than additional capital spending on replacing them with the newer "COTS" [0] vehicles. And do all of this in-house with USPS/othergov employees to make it so there isn't a private contractor turning the "COTS" solution into another expensive one.
As I've acknowledge twice now, yes there are serious problems with the way the government specs and procures things. The problem here, and why I phrased my comment in terms of a "full stop" to any change rather than merely focusing on this issue, is that naive ideas about how things should be simple are just being used as a cover to enable more brazen looting - this isn't about getting a better vehicle solution for USPS, but rather destroying government assets for cash that can then be pocketed. Talking about progress or reform in the context of anything this administration does is specious. We need to be focusing on not going backwards before we can even think about going forwards.
[0] eg there are no "off the shelf" domestic market vehicles with right hand drive.
As I've acknowledge twice now, yes there are serious problems with the way the government specs and procures things. The problem here, and why I phrased my comment in terms of a "full stop" to any change rather than merely focusing on this issue, is that naive ideas about how things should be simple are just being used as a cover to enable more brazen looting - this isn't about getting a better vehicle solution for USPS, but rather destroying government assets for cash that can then be pocketed. Talking about progress or reform in the context of anything this administration does is specious. We need to be focusing on not going backwards before we can even think about going forwards.
[0] eg there are no "off the shelf" domestic market vehicles with right hand drive.