Re: N.D.A.'s

[RTS <gafa@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the reply, Bob

personally I turned down all federal government work requests, mostly
because of the lengthy payment return..

(never did like waiting 6-9 months to get paid) and some because of the
stupid designs..


*Rocky T. Squirrel, esq.

*

On 5/23/2018 11:07 AM, Bob La Londe wrote:
>
> On 5/22/2018 4:33 PM, NickMark wrote:
> > On Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at 9:49:17 AM UTC-4, RTS wrote:
> >> Greetings Group,
> >>
> >> How many of you have had customers want you to sign a N.D.A.
> >> (non-disclosure agreement)?
> >>
> >> How did you deal with it or them?
> >>
> >> After 42 years in the business I had one ask me yesterday for a
> N.D.A...
> >>
> >> I told them this morning I'd never be back..
> >>
> >> If they didn't trust me, no amount of paper would protect them...
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> *Rocky T. Squirrel, esq.*
> >
> > Have several customers I have them signed due to them being
> Government contractors its required of everyone  by the government not
> a big deal .
> >
>
> I worked for or provided equipment to a few contractors on military
> installations.  I worked directly for the US Army on base, and for the
> DOJ both through GSA and directly for some agencies.  None of them
> ever asked me to sign an NDA.  One job I did was in a secure building.
> Others were in never open to the public areas of ports and misc other
> stuff.  Now I admit every job I got was because somebody I knew
> personally asked me to bid it, but I never once had a government
> agency or a government contractor ask me for an NDA.  I even got paid
> to write the bid spec for a bunch of systems in a new prison. No NDA. 
> I quit doing government contracting about ten years ago. I'd have to
> look to be sure.
>
> Anyway, its interesting how experiences differ.