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onents. In some cases, .. gear consumers may decide to become worldwide purchasers; they might believe they are getting technologically better product, or may buy from foreign sources as result of reciprocating agreements. 9 Industry sources are more distressed by current Defense policies which allow increased sourcing from foreign firms. Many have voiced support for implementation and strict enforcement of "Buy America" programs in defense procurement. One gear manufacturer surveyed suggested that the government consider prohibiting prime contractors from purchasing gears from foreign sources. The American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) estimates that approximately 2 percent of Defense' entire sourcing for gearing is foreign.lo Some .. producers believe that Defense' practice of purchasing on the basis of initial bid price, as opposed to life cycle cost of the product, is eroding the .. defense industrial base. 1 These same sources also believe that .. defense weapons systems are increasingly dependent upon foreign gears and gear products. .. gear manufacturers state that they have seen examples of defense prime contractors buying gear products from foreign sources, sometimes as the result of offset agreements and other times because of price, even 6 Ibid., . 5. 7 Ibid., . 5. Ibid., . 7. Ibid., . 7. 1 Ibid., . 9. " Statement before the .. House of Representatives, Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization by the American Gear Manufacturers Association, May 1, 1, . 3. 8-1 with the decrease in the value of the dollar relative to currencies of major .. trading partners. 1 In the case of offset agreements, .. producers are not even given chance to bid in the competition. Without that business, they claim, they cannot make the profits that allow them to invest in the hardware or the skilled labor necessary to compete in the commercial defense markets. 1 .. produc