public static IEnumerable <SelectListItem> GSAContractList(bool includeBlank)
        {
            using (var sRepository = new SpecRequestRepository())
            {
                var theList = sRepository.GetGSAContractList()
                              .Select(g => new SelectListItem()
                {
                    Value = g.ID.ToString(), Text = g.Text
                })
                              .ToList();

                if (includeBlank)
                {
                    theList.Insert(0, new SelectListItem());
                }

                return(theList);
            }
        }