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I mean that's already true for a whole bunch of things.
Military has stringent specifications due to functional and security requirements. They aren't buying consumer grade vehicles, tools, electronics, weapons, etc. There was recently huge stink about Signal (a consumer-grade chat app) being used.
This would be putting a lot of demands on the company and imposing significant liability.
If the military wants a technology, there is already a process for developing such. This is a major departure from that process.