"They are U.S. standard issue or from a private supplier?"

So what is the 'problem' to which private suppliers are the solution?

Georgetown, a relatively small enclave, received power from a private supplier.

It said 36 million Americans get drinking water daily from such private suppliers, institutions that include restaurants, campgrounds and day care centers.

Olga has reliable private suppliers who were allowed to prosper under Communist rule.

Also, private suppliers demanded that they be paid in cash for any further goods and services provided to the company.

These plants followed on from the works of a private supplier which the railway took over in 1884.

Such a scheme would be of considerable help to private suppliers of education.

Though it is rare, its seeds are available from some private suppliers.

I believe we must avoid further subsidies and should try to ensure that the private supplier and the consumer benefit from the new system.