$870 for a shim

In one of its smaller recent military contracts, Woodstock's Ametek Rotron is charging US taxpayers $870 for a shim, to be delivered to the Defense Logistics Agency's Aviation division in Richmond, VA. The contract was posted on January 8. $870 for a shim -- "a thin and often tapered or wedged piece of material, used to fill small gaps or spaces between objects" (Wikipedia) -- nice work if you can get it.