From owner-sc22wg5+sc22wg5-dom8=www.open-std.org@open-std.org Fri Jul 8 13:35:06 2016 Return-Path: X-Original-To: sc22wg5-dom8 Delivered-To: sc22wg5-dom8@www.open-std.org Received: by www.open-std.org (Postfix, from userid 521) id 7C75835892B; Fri, 8 Jul 2016 13:35:06 +0200 (CEST) Delivered-To: sc22wg5@open-std.org X-Greylist: delayed 437 seconds by postgrey-1.34 at www5.open-std.org; Fri, 08 Jul 2016 13:35:05 CEST Received: from ndjsvnpf104.ndc.nasa.gov (NDJSVNPF104.ndc.nasa.gov [198.117.1.154]) by www.open-std.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C32B835667C for ; Fri, 8 Jul 2016 13:35:03 +0200 (CEST) Received: from ndmsppt105.ndc.nasa.gov (ndmsppt105.ndc.nasa.gov [198.117.0.70]) by ndjsvnpf104.ndc.nasa.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7E5504008A42; Fri, 8 Jul 2016 06:27:44 -0500 (CDT) Received: from NDMSCHT102.ndc.nasa.gov (ndmscht102-pub.ndc.nasa.gov [198.117.0.202]) by ndmsppt105.ndc.nasa.gov (8.15.0.59/8.15.0.59) with ESMTP id u68BRiKU016239; Fri, 8 Jul 2016 06:27:44 -0500 Received: from gs6101-clune-128154133240.gsfc.nasa.gov (128.154.133.240) by smtp02.ndc.nasa.gov (198.117.0.202) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.3.294.0; Fri, 8 Jul 2016 06:27:43 -0500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.3 \(3124\)) Subject: Re: (j3.2006) (SC22WG5.5761) [ukfortran] RE: RE: Units of measure From: Tom Clune In-Reply-To: <20160708033726.2D78935723B@www.open-std.org> Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2016 07:27:33 -0400 CC: WG5 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-ID: References: <20160619135920.D0F3F358287@www.open-std.org> <20160629112043.BF09F3587AF@www.open-std.org> <20160629123517.185A635828D@www.open-std.org> <20160629190123.72A8035859B@www.open-std.org> <20160702105054.18596358745@www.open-std.org> <20160702202059.B9618358745@www.open-std.org> <20160703085848.B63663584A2@www.open-std.org> <20160705153207.E49A9358343@www.open-std.org> <20160705173722.4977735852E@www.open-std.org> <20160706152553.105A89DB160@www.open-std.org> <20160706164712.D056F9DB160@www.open-std.org> <1467851790.3820.152.camel@vanlap.vsnyder> <20160707184955.C1409358287@www.open-std.org> <20160708013739.CF48735723B@www.open-std.org> <20160708033726.2D78935723B@www.open-std.org> To: , fortran standards email list for J3 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3124) X-Originating-IP: [128.154.133.240] X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:,, definitions=2016-07-08_07:,, signatures=0 Sender: owner-sc22wg5@open-std.org Precedence: bulk > On Jul 7, 2016, at 11:37 PM, Van Snyder = wrote: >=20 > A company that builds software tools (not NAG) contacted us. We were > expected to bear the entire development expense. Then they would sell > the tool (and sell maintenance and support to us) and we would not = share > in the profits. We weren't sure whether Congress would stand for it. > It looked too much like a "Solyndra" scam. Maybe it would sneak > through. Our Ethics office said "don't touch it." We didn't want to > take the chance. Somebody might have gotten fired, or even = prosecuted. Sounds like somebody explained this incorrectly to the Ethics office. = NASA routinely contracts for unique capabilities, and certainly never = shares in the profits. Yes - more review (and paperwork!) is = required when there are not multiple bidders, but if the requirement = exists, sole-source acquisitions are entirely appropriate. Not to = mention that you might actually get multiple bidders if you state your = requirements with sufficient generality. The company you mention = (presuming it is the one I think it is), is just one that I met by = happenstance at a conference. There are likely others with other = approaches given the chance to bid. >=20 > _______________________________________________ > J3 mailing list > J3@mailman.j3-fortran.org > http://mailman.j3-fortran.org/mailman/listinfo/j3