MINORITY-OWNED AMERICAN COMPANY JUST WANTS TO BE TREATED FAIRLY – THEY PLAY BY THE RULES, PRODUCING HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCTS AT THE LOWEST COST, YET THEY STILL DO NOT WIN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS – WHEN IT DOESN’T MAKE SENSE, FOLLOW THE MONEY!

Quality assurance makes sure that each glove that leaves the plant is airtight and has four fingers and a thumb. Unfortunately, Trendco sends out gloves with all the fingers but gets the middle finger back from the government on nearly all their bids.

Corruption in the American procurement process has probably been going on since George Washington was receiving provisions from King Louie to fight King George. Even then, there probably was a middleman syphoning off a percentage for himself or guiding procurement funds to a relative.

Nothing has really changed since America’s founding except for a whole lot more shoplifting.

To combat corruption and put Americans to work, Congress passed a boatload of new laws. To ensure items are actually Made-in-America the following primary laws were passed by Congress…

  1. “Make-PPE-in-America Act,” April 22, 2021
  2. “Infrastructure-Investment-and-Jobs-Act” (IIJA), November 15, 2021
  3. “Buy-America-Act” (BAA)(FAR 52.225-1), 2023 BABA, April 2023

These laws direct the government to buy American-made products first. State and federal governments are required to purchase certain goods manufactured on American soil using American labor.

Yet, several of these government agencies continue to subvert the law (especially the spirit and intent of the law) by purchasing foreign-made products from US-based PPE behemoth companies such as…

Owens & Minor, Inc. (HQ – Mechanicsville, VA) ……………. 20,000 employees
(how many of their employees are actually Americans and/or minority members is unknown)

Henry Schein, Inc. (HQ – Melville, NY) ………………………….. 25,000 employees
(how many of their employees are actually Americans and/or minority members is unknown)

Concordance Healthcare Solutions (HQ – Tiffin, OH)….. 26,000 employees
(how many of their employees are actually Americans and/or minority members is unknown)

Medline Industries, LP (HQ – Northfield, IL) ………………… 36,000 employees
(how many of their employees are actually Americans and/or minority members is unknown)

Cardinal Health, Inc. (HQ – Dublin, OH)……………………….. 48,000 employees
(how many of their employees are actually Americans and/or minority members is unknown)

McKesson Corporation (HQ – Irving, TX) ……………………… 51,000 employees
(how many of their employees are actually Americans and/or minority members is unknown)

Humongous corporations are violating “Made-in-America” laws left and right, and no one seems to care. No one cares if people are breaking the law in America; does that sound familiar to anyone?

In California, for example, people are only breaking the law if they steal no more than $950 from a retail store. Is there an employee at the door that says, “Sir, you have merchandise totaling nearly $2,000 in your shopping cart. I’m afraid you’ll have to put some of that back on the shelves.”

What a joke we have become!

The truth is, the “Made-in-America” mandate from the government is much less of a priority now, than it was during the pandemic. There’s no point in having laws on the books if no one has the courage or leadership to enforce those laws.

Oh, wait a minute! Were those “Made-in-America” laws subtly crafted to provide sneaky loopholes because some of these big corporations in the PPE business are also big donors to political campaigns?

We all know how the good-old-boy network operates. Their credo is simple, ‘I’ll scratch your back, if you’ll scratch mine.’

Is it a situation where a company can have 98% of their production overseas, but as long as the CEO maintains a small condominium somewhere in the USA that he calls his “office,” they can “legally” tout their products as being “Made-in-America?”

Who knows what crafty methods are being used to keep the smaller companies out of the game. Its called an anti-trust violation because a clandestine group of people may be manipulating the system to benefit a select few “friends,” which ultimately cheats the taxpayers out of billions of dollars.

Where are the politicians in Alabama and Louisiana? Are they not aware of the thousands and thousands of jobs their respective state could have if only federal bidding was a fair process? Why are those congresspersons and senators demanding a fair playing field?

HOW IS THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
INVOLVED IN ALL OF THIS?

Nitrile gloves are required medical items. The Veterans Healthcare Administration (VHA), for example has a mission-critical operation to provide healthcare services to nine million American veterans as well as protect the VA workforce of 351,000 employees from dangerous biological exposures.

The VHA annual forecast for Nitrile exam gloves is 760 million. Protective gloves help to prevent or slow contagious pathogens in the form of viruses, bacteria, or other microorganisms from spreading.

Without approved Nitrile gloves, the VA workforce lacks adequate protection against communicable diseases, as defined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as well as exposure to chemical and hazardous substances.

VA currently procures Nitrile gloves manufactured in Malaysia, and Thailand.

Nitrile gloves currently produced overseas for US manufacturers do not comply with  the “Make PPE In America Act” which requires that 100% of the components that goes into producing the gloves be sourced from domestic suppliers.

The Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) is the primary ingredient in making Nitrile PPE gloves. NBR is manufactured and imported from Italy, Brazil, and Malaysia.

Nitrile gloves produced in America, utilizing NBR from other countries, is compliant with two of the three procurement laws mentioned above, IIJA (Infrastructure Investment Jobs Act), and the BAA (Buy America Act).

To comply with the law, the Veterans Administration should be purchasing PPE gloves from American manufacturers, but has inexplicably chosen not to do so.

Why in the world does the Veterans Administration give preference to purchasing products from foreign entities, rather than buying these same products (at a lower cost) from American manufacturers?

The government employs people they call “inspector generals” who are adept at generating reports, but unless the Department of Justice (DOJ) believes in the rule-of-law and Equal Justice Under Law, the corruption and lawlessness will and does continue.

This is a classic case where there are tons of laws on the books, but no one is being investigated which is the prelude to someone being held accountable for violation of the law. Why does America have so much difficulty asserting the “long arm of the law?”

It goes without saying that without accountability, fraud, waste and abuse of taxpayer dollars only increases. People trying to do the right thing and comply with the laws are considered suckers and washed away with the summer rain. THIS POLICY IS ABSOLUTELY WRONG AND IT MUST CHANGE!

ABOUT TRENDCO USA

Mr. Darryl Hunter, on the left in the photo below, is the Chief Executive Officer of Trendco. He has over forty (40) years in manufacturing and engineering experience. His son, Tyler Hunter, (depicted in photos at bottom of the article), joined forces with his father as the President of Trendco.

The father and son team work hard each and every day to navigate the rocky shoals of business paying bills, paying taxes and meeting payroll.

Trendco USA is headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina with a manufacturing facility in Brossard, Louisiana. Trendco is a relatively small company compared to the other titans in the PPE industry, but Trendco concentrates on the basic winning formula of supplying high-quality at the lowest cost.

Trendco is currently under contract to lease a new 168,000 square-foot facility in Tuskegee, Alabama dedicated to making Nitrile gloves with highspeed production lines. The objective is to be able to meet the insatiable demand for PPE products when the next pandemic spreads across the land.

Sadly, we all know there will be other pandemics down the road which all inhabitants of the earth would be wise to prepare for.

This new Alabama facility will give Trendco the capacity to produce 800 million Nitrile gloves per year. Trendco also has the capacity to deliver 70 million gloves per month through its private label manufacturing partners “Safe Source Direct” in Broussard, Louisiana.

Trendco does not have 50,000 employees (yet) like their competitors, primarily because they need those healthy government contracts that would allow such massive hiring to occur.

CEO Darryl Hunter (left) with his business partner and military veteran Mr. Ronnie Wyche. They are justifiably proud of the products (Made in America) by Trendco USA.

Ronnie Wyche, is an SBA-certified “Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business” (SDVOSB) member.

Darryl and Ronnie have maintained a business relationship for the past eighteen (18) years.

Darryl and Ronnie were initially partners in a software development company developing the Dick Tracy Smart Watch long before Apple and Google watches entered the US market.

Ronnie Wyche also owns a separate cyber-security software company that consults with private and government contractors.

Ronnie Wyche currently serves as the Director of VA and Military Government Sales for Trendco and serves on its advisory board.

Trendco maintains contractual relationships with other SBA “Service Disabled Veteran Owned” (SDVO) firms with whom they partner to provide services to the Veterans Administration.

Additionally, two of Trendco ’s founding members and investment partners were female officers in the United States Army.

When the COVID pandemic descended on the world, people approached Darryl Hunter to help them find a good source for “personal protective equipment” (PPE).

Among other things, hospitals and clinics desperately needed tons of Nitrile rubber gloves, masks and surgical gowns.

Darryl Hunter was able to provide a large amount of PPE equipment. In the process he discovered that much of the needed PPE equipment manufactured in China was of inferior quality. Darryl had the knowledge, skills and ability to establish a PPE company IN AMERICA dedicated to high-quality and lower cost.

THE BIRTH OF TRENDCO USA

Darryl Hunter started an American company called “TRENDCO” in 2018, as a technology company aimed at helping physicians treat patients with diabetic neuropathy. The COVID pandemic forced Trendco to pivot to sourcing and supplying PPE.

Their business goals thereby changed into distributing high-quality, medical-grade FDA approved Nitrile rubber gloves. Darryl and his son Tyler have achieved great success in that regard, but have hit a brick wall in getting the government to treat them fairly in the bidding process.

The goal has always been to produce PPE items with consistent quality at a very high rate of speed in order to fill an instant and enormous demand when the world is confronted with pandemics that kill millions of people like the COVID-19 pandemic did. At last count 5,501,000 died from COVID-19.

Nitrile rubber, also known as “Nitrile butadiene rubber,” (NBR), is a synthetic rubber derived from acrylonitrile (ACN) and butadiene. Trade names include Perbunan, Nipol, Krynac and Europrene.

NBR is used in the automotive and aeronautical industry to make fuel and oil handling hoses, seals, grommets, and self-sealing fuel tanks. It is also used for protective gloves in the food service, medical, and nuclear industries.

NBR’s stability at temperatures from −40 to 226 °F makes it an ideal material for aeronautical applications. Nitrile butadiene is also used to produce molded goods, footwear, adhesives, sealants, sponges, expanded foams, and floor mats.

Its remarkable resilience makes NBR a useful material for disposable lab, cleaning, and examination gloves. Nitrile rubber is more resistant than natural rubber to oils and acids, and has superior strength, but has inferior flexibility.

Darryl Hunter is proud to say that his company is one of a small number of medical device manufacturers whose products are actually manufactured in America.

Darryl’s goal is to be the premiere domestic supplier to federal and state governments, private hospital systems, food service operations and industrial equipment manufacturers.

Darryl saw the potential of manufacturing PPE because of the upwardly moving trends in the Nitrile rubber glove market. The global demand for disposable gloves is estimated at $8.6 billion annually. The USA accounts for 37% of the global demand at $3.1 billion.

The U.S. Nitrile glove market was estimated at $1.8 billion in 2022, and is anticipated to grow at a “compound annual growth rate” (CAGR) of 4.7% from 2023 to 2030. Ensuring worker safety and security in workplaces are the factors fueling this dramatic growth, not to mention future pandemics that are surely headed our way.

Over 100 billion “basic exam gloves” get used each year in the United States. All but a tiny fraction of these gloves are manufactured in Asia. The federal government accounts for 8% of the total glove usage that equates to eight billion Nitrile gloves per year.

Darryl Hunter decided to embark on an ambitious plan to manufacture PPE equipment in the United States, and put Americans to work making quality products used in America for Americans. Make no mistake; Mr. Darryl Hunter is a true patriot who loves his country.

On January 22,2024, the National Institute of Health (NIH) announced the government intends to purchase 55,555,500 boxes (5.5 billion) disposable Nitrile non-sterile, powder-free patient examination gloves.

Trendco is one of six (6) companies vying to win the NIH contract. As a side note, the contract calls for a 40% set-aside for small and socio-economic class suppliers which Trendco certainly qualifies for.

Based on the average purchase price by the government of 13¢ per glove, the estimated value of this single contract alone is $722 million. Mr. Hunter saw this as a tremendous opportunity to put Americans to work in the Great States of Alabama and Louisiana, along with improving quality over gloves manufactured overseas.

Glove molds entering the dipping vat which coats the mold with liquid Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR).

MANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES

Even though Trendco is not nearly as big as the companies listed above, Trendco has the capability to run with the big dogs in the PPE industry. They possess the ability to manufacture (in America) the following quantities…

  • Gloves – 700,000,000 units per year
  • Masks – 100,000,000 unit per year
  • Gowns – 30,000,000 units per year
  • Shoe Covers – 80,000,000 units per year

Trendco has a 5-year “Distribution And Price Agreement” (DAPA) with the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Division as part of their Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor Program.

The VA spends approximately $265 million on PPE, and the Defense Health Agency spends $4.4 billion on PPE. Medical gloves account for approximately 55% of the government’s PPE budget.

To earn government business, Trendco has made it extremely easy for buying agents to quickly receive these critically important Nitrile exam gloves.

All VA procurement offices can place small individual purchase orders ($25,000 and below) through direct contact with Trendco by email or phone call. Order invoices may be paid for by authorizing use by Trendco to charge the government P-Card.

All federal government agencies can purchase goods from Trendco using the online ordering platform on GSA Advantage Website. Orders can be placed up to $100,000 under Trendco VAFSS Schedule-65 Contract No. 376F79724D0036.

Trendco potentially could be awarded a portion of a contract for Nitrile exam gloves issued by Veterans Health Administration (VHA) under solicitation, number  36C24124Q01255. The objective of this procurement is to establish, or modify existing, FAR 13 BPAs supporting the VA “Medical Surgical Prime Vendor” (MSPV) program.

The VA seeks to award all items which comply with the statutory requirements of the “Make PPE in America Act” as well as existing safety standards for consumable medical and surgical supplies for all sites covered under the VA MSPV program.

CONTRACT DENIALS
ARE NOT MAKING SENSE

For example; a solicitation was posted 12.08.2023 and closed 1.10.2024. Trendco has not received any awards or notification anticipated award for this “Request for Quote” (RFQ).

HHS, DHS and NIH may purchase Nitrile exam gloves from Trendco by issuing a partial award under the Contract/Solicitation No. RFP 75N98023R000014. This was a joint solicitation posted by these agencies June 30th, 2023, and closed September 30 2023.

The annual estimated demand for Nitrile exam gloves for FY 2024 and 2025 is a total of 216 million (pcs) for DHS and 2.9 billion (pcs) for HHS. Trendco submitted their bid on time at a price 30% less than what the government is currently paying existing prime vendors and suppliers.

The Department of Defense issued Trendco a DAPA number to provide medical supplies to the DLA Troop Support Program. This was used to help establish a distribution agreement with the prime vendor “Owens and Minor.”

The Department of Defense may purchase medical supplies from Trendco through Owens and Minor under this Prime Vendor Program. The effective date of the agreement was established as September 2023. Trendco has not received any orders from this program to date.

The DLA Troop Support may also purchase supplies from Trendco through successful Contract/Solicitations on the “Defense Internet Bid Board System” (DIBBS). Despite making bids that are 30% below the successful bidders, Trendco has received no awards to date from DLA.

All of these awards have gone to long-term existing federal contractors that have not been in compliance with the “Buy America or Infrastructure Investment Jobs Act.” Trendco has made several attempts to supply PPE to the VA through various channels.

Additionally, the company has sought federal funding to expand its production capacity, aiming to alleviate any fear of longevity that might be circling around procurement offices. Trendco is a reliable supplier of quality, low-priced PPE products.

Trendco attempting to work with BOSMA: The VA utilizes BOSMA Enterprises, a 100-year-old midwestern non-profit organization that provides employment and training for people who are blind or visually impaired, to package and distribute the disposable gloves that are used in VA medical centers nationwide.

Trendco has been working towards becoming a glove supplier to BOSMA since March 2024. BOSMA has approved the glove samples sent by Trendco and both parties have agreed, in principle, to a glove price range. Trendco has yet to receive a written commitment or contract from BOSMA to purchase gloves.

Once dipped, the gloves are sent through a drying phase.

Trendco responding to DOD inquiry for 8-mil gloves: In Q1 2024, the DOD issued a solicitation for 13 million(pcs) 8-mil nitrile gloves (annually) for 3 years.

Trendco submitted an offer on this solicitation, but no award was made to a new vendor. Trendco was not successful and did not get the contract despite pricing is 20% lower that what the government is currently paying.

Trendco has met personally with and delivered samples to the procurement officers stationed at DOD medical facilities such as Walter Reed Medical Center, Fort Belvoir, Navy Medical Center Portsmouth, and Beaufort Navy Medical Center.

After receiving positive reviews on glove pricing and glove quality, Trendco has yet to receive a purchase order from any of these locations. 

Trendco Attempting to supply to Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia, SC: Trendco met with Lynette Guice, of the Dorn VA Medical Center of Columbia, SC, where samples were given, and pricing was discussed.

After receiving positive reviews, Trendco was informed that the Dorn, VA must purchase through MSPV (i.e. Cardinal Heath and Medline), thereby preventing Trendco from selling to the Dorn VAMC.

In addition, it was suggested that Trendco meet with Alan Swygert, of office of Strategic Acquisition, who also informed Trendco that the VA is mandated to purchase from MSPV vendors first. Only in the event of the shortage of items at the MSPVs, can a VA purchase from a different vendor.

It is worth noting that Trendco previously delivered $250,000 worth of level-2 isolation gowns to the Dorn VA Medical Center during the COVID-19 pandemic within four (4) short weeks after the request was made.

Trendco attempting to work with a VA MSPV: A representative of Cardinal Health, one of the official medical/surgical prime vendors (MSPV) for the VA, reached out to Trendco after performing an exhaustive search for a minority-owned domestic suppliers of PPE in April 2024.

After having an initial meeting where the pricing, scope, and timing of Trendco becoming a glove supplier for Cardinal Health was discussed, Trendco was informed in July 2024 that working with a minority-owned domestic supplier had been deprioritized.

Trendco has also met with other MSPVs such as Henry Shein, McKesson, and Medline. The general message provided from each of these parties is that Made-in-America is less of a priority now, given that foreign suppliers can fill the current demand to U.S. buyers, often at a lower price vs. American-made products.

This is in violation of the “Buy-America” PPE mandate from the current administration.

Raising Funds through “Small Business Administration”  (SBA) and/or “Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority” (BARDA): Since 2020, to increase the domestic supply of PPE, BARDA has invested over $1 billion into various companies, none of which were minority-owned.

Even though Trendco USA met SBA and BARDA requirements, they were still denied funding by both organizations.

SOMETHING IS ROTTEN
IN DENMARK AMERICA!

Trendco USA decided not to let these disappointing setbacks deter their expansion plans. They plan to “answer the call” for domestic supply readiness by constructing a 168,000 square foot glove manufacturing facility with the capacity to produce 1.6 billion gloves per year.

Trendco’s initial plan is to construct three high-speed production lines by Q4 2024.

This will give Trendco the capacity to deliver 340 million gloves. Based on the continued increase in market opportunities, Trendco will build an additional seven production lines to create a total manufacturing capacity of 1.6 billion gloves by 2026.

It’s fairly clear. There is something rotten in Denmark (and in America).

Here is an American entrepreneur who happens to be an African-American trying to do everything right. He wanted to create a company that was not dependent on China for critical PPE equipment. He did just that.

Darryl wanted to be in a position to move quickly and decisively in case of a national emergency to supply every government agency and private company with the highest quality PPE equipment. He did that also.

Darryl and Tyler Hunter are dedicated to be in full compliance with the law, even though many of their competitors are not in compliance.

Darryl and Tyler Hunter successfully mass produce a product that is cheaper and of better quality that his competitors. They did that and the government had no problem denying contracts to Trendco in favor of the more expensive PPE.

Even though Trendco fully complied with all the underwriting guidelines for a loan from the SBA and BARDA, they were denied badly needed investment capital.

Even though the current administration enjoys 90% support from African-American voters, African-American businessmen (Darryl and Tyler Hunter) were told that minority-owned domestic suppliers have been deprioritized by the current administration. This could be viewed by some, first as a betrayal, then a stab in the back.

Doing away with the minority-owned preference would be OK, except for two important reasons…

  1. It’s OK so long as everyone is being treated fairly in the bidding process, which is certainly not happening in the Trendco case. It’s plainly obvious, that larger companies have a lock on the bidding process because they are allowed to ignore the spirit and intent of the Made-in-America laws.
  2. If someone establishes a business and invests millions of dollars in their vision, it is very wrong for the government, without warning, to suddenly move the goal post after you’re finally up-and-running with millions invested.

Example: To entice people to build and revitalize a certain area, the government establishes tax-exempt, free enterprise zones. It’s totally wrong to offer a tax-free opportunity, then just when the business opens their doors and after investing millions of dollars, the government suddenly says…

“Aw, we were just kidding about the tax-free enterprise zone? We just said that to get you to invest your money here. Now we’re going to tax the living crap out of you!”

The apparatchiks know you spent all your funds building the infrastructure and don’t have any money left to hire a high-powered law firm to force the government to uphold their side of the bargain. It’s the old bait and switch tactic. Slimeball politicians like it just the way it is, thank you very much.

In this way, lying politicians can tout their support for minority-owned businesses in their campaign speeches, when in reality, they don’t give a tinker’s damn about minority-owned businesses, or about minorities in general. It’s just another big lie the voting public swallows up.

WHAT’S REALLY GOING ON HERE?
WHAT’S THE REAL REASON FOR THESE DENIALS?

Is it racism? Trendco is the only company bidding to manufacture and distribute Nitrile gloves that is owned and run by African-Americans who are in full compliance with all three of the major laws associated with the governmental bidding process.

It appears that minority participation is no longer a priority in the government bidding process, but no one in government has the guts or honesty to put that in writing as an official decree. That’s because the politicians in our government want the voters to still believe they care about the struggle of minorities in American society.

Is it cronyism? Sometimes these government contract offices get in bed with certain bidders creating their own little good-old-boy network. And, sometimes, they actually do “get in bed” with the bidders.

Consequently, companies trying to fairly compete never really know the reason their bids are continually being denied. It’s because somewhere in the bidding framework someone’s getting laid? It’s hard to believe but billions of dollars sometimes hinge on who’s having sex.

Is it nepotism? Are the denials because relatives are looking out for other relatives?

Not long ago, we reported on a story about VA Doctor Jennings Pressly, Director of the Radiology Department at the Dorn VA Medical Center. Dr. Pressly had his nephew, Walter Harper, also a VA employee sign his name on radiology x-rays, something he was not authorized to do.

Dr. Pressly suddenly retired and his nephew Wally Harper got a pass from his participation in falsifying official VA documents. To our knowledge, Wally is still employed with the Veterans Administration.

Nepotism is a problem that can destroy companies and government organizations. While we don’t know if that’s the reason for one or more denials in the Trendco case, we have to ask the question; is Trendco being denied bid awards because of nepotism?

Is it abandonment of the rule-of-law? If the other bidders are not in compliance with the law, then why in hell are they still winning the contracts?

Is it because of kickbacks? When a company provides a high-quality product for hundreds of thousands of dollars less than the company that won the contract, generally money (or gifts) are being passed under the table. When something does not add up, always follow the money first.

Is Trendco not DEI enough? Nowadays, companies vie to see who can out DEI the other. For those not watching the news, “DEI” means Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. It would be horribly ironic and terribly tragic if the only minority-owned Nitrile glove manufacturer in America was being denied government contracts because they were not DEI enough.

With these bid denials, is the government trying to tell Darryl and Tyler Hunter they don’t know what it’s like to be black in America? It reminds us of when the President said, ‘If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black.’

Are government contracting offices saying they do not feel Trendco USA is DEI enough? And if so, what in the world does a business have to do to become DEI compliant? How about a man who transitioned into a woman and won a gold medal at the Olympics. Would that be DEI enough?

Or, is it plain old-fashioned stinky politics? Is it a politician in the mix who wants the jobs created in his state versus someone else’s state? We all know how politicians play their evil games.

EXAMPLE: A politician from Washington D.C. frequented a very popular restaurant in his home state. The restaurant owner loved having him patronize his business, because he thought that if he rubbed shoulders with a powerful politician, some of that influence-peddling skill would rub off on him.

The politician had no scruples. He was the definition of a slimeball. The slippery politician took a fancy to the restaurant owner’s wife. She was enamored with the politician’s perceived dynamism and left her hardworking husband so she could drive around all day in the politician’s fancy sports car.

When the restaurant owner found out about their lurid and secret love affair, he voiced his displeasure at the home-wrecking politician. The restaurant owner was one pissed-off hamburger flipper.

Since politicians survive from their “good name and reputation,” he had to take action to silence the pissed-off restauranteur.

When he got back to Washington, he called his buddies at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), who promptly embarked on a savage campaign of brutal IRS audits. The restaurant owner could not fight the federal government and ended up filing bankruptcy.

Not only did he lose his wife to the scumbag politician, he lost everything he had worked for in life… his business, his house, his car, the dog, the cat, etc. etc.

His partner was his brother who became tired of the relentless IRS harassment and decided to capitulate. The IRS was able to break his bother’s spirit through relentless intimidation tactics and ultimately threw him in prison.

Ironically, the restaurant owner and his brother initially voted for and contributed to the very slimeball politician who ultimately destroyed their lives.

Is plain, old-fashioned political corruption the real reason Trendco is not receiving government contracts? These multiple contract denials could be related to the fact they failed to bribe government employees or politicians. Is “pay to play” the solution to reversing this string of contract denials? Are we now third-world?

OUR SUGGESTIONS FOR TRENDCO USA

We suggest Trendco continue competitively bidding on government contracts. Continue taking the high road and play it straight. Exude dignity, honor and integrity at all times. Do not bribe anyone to bring in business. Remember the old saying, “Don’t wrestle with a pig! You’ll both get dirty and the pig likes it.”

Allow MilitaryCorruption.com to continue investigating the reason(s) for all these dubious denials. When we find out who is behind these contracting shenanigans we will zero in on the perpetrators, calling them out one by one.

We’ll write multiple articles about corrupt individuals holding the levers-of-power in our government. We will expose how they defraud taxpayers by steering contracts away from minority-owned, American based businesses being managed by honorable men and women.

MilitaryCorruption.com vows to fight for the truth and expose the corrupt, like we always do.

We will find out who is orchestrating these contract denials to Trendco USA and why. Contract awards to Trendco will enable the company to hire American workers, not foreign workers who are sending their gloves to America, then “laundered” to appear as if they were American made.

Eventually someone eventually will talk. When the American government says, “Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain; the great and powerful OZ has spoken.” keep trotting down the road of righteousness for as long as you are financially able to do so.

When we discover who is responsible, we will expose their criminal and unethical activities.

Trendco could file a complaint with the DOJ requesting an investigation, but if a slimeball politician is involved, don’t count on the DOJ or any other law-enforcement entity to do their job. This reporter is old enough to remember when even the liberals believed in the rule-of-law. That isn’t the case anymore.

Keep the faith Trendco! Continue treating people as you want to be treated. Concentrate on manufacturing the very best PPE equipment available anywhere in the world. Ignore those people who thumb their noses at the law. Their day is coming.

Keep Trendco USA on the straight and narrow road of decency and honesty. God will reward you for it.

Nelson Sloan, Editor-in-Chief
MilitaryCorruption.com


The company’s President (Tyler Hunter) and CEO Darryl Hunter) handing out some free PPE samples at a senior’s living facility. Trendco believes in connecting with, and giving back to the community.


As always, we tell those who have been mentioned in the above article; if you feel you have been unfairly maligned by anything we have posted above contact us immediately. If you have credibility, we will provide you equal time to tell your side of the story.

If we have doubts about your credibility, we will still give you the opportunity to tell your side of the story, but only through a sworn statement we may choose to publish.

If we cannot “encourage” contracting agents to provide everyone with a fair chance at winning government contracts, then we will tell the lurid details of who is getting all the business from the government and why.