What were the estimated costs and acceptance-into-service dates proposed by each bidder in 2025?
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Executive summary
Available sources do not list any specific 2025 bidders’ proposed costs or acceptance‑into‑service dates for a particular procurement; the documents instead describe bidding schedules, procurement rules, timelines and procedural dates such as bid windows and award dates (for example, FEMA’s HVLS sale schedule showing bid date Sept. 24, 2025 and award about Sept. 26, 2025) [1]. Where programs publish targeted timelines rather than bidder offers, reporting shows CMS and other agencies giving month‑level milestones (CMS: “December 2025” start of pre‑bidding outreach) rather than per‑bidder price or in‑service commitments [2].
1. What the public record you provided actually contains
The documents in your search set are administrative and procedural: Federal Acquisition Regulation subparts explain how bids must be submitted, opened and evaluated but do not publish individual bidders’ proposed prices or service‑start dates [3] [4]. FEMA’s Federal Register notice shows concrete sale scheduling (BIP release about Aug. 20, 2025; Bid Date Sept. 24, 2025; Award Date about Sept. 26, 2025) but does not list bidder offers or proposed in‑service dates [1]. CMS’s guidance provides program‑level timeline milestones (pre‑bidding awareness in December 2025) not bidder commitments [2].
2. Why you won’t find per‑bidder cost and in‑service dates in these sources
Acquisition regulations and procurement guidance are process documents: FAR Part 14 and associated provisions govern how bids are submitted, acceptance periods and bid opening procedures rather than publishing bid content [3] [5] [4]. Procurement offices routinely keep individual bid figures confidential until award or after public‑release requirements kick in; the materials you provided focus on deadlines, thresholds and evaluation steps, not the offers themselves [3] [5].
3. Examples of schedules and milestones that are present in the record
Specific scheduling items are present: FEMA’s notice specifies when bidders receive the Bidder’s Information Package (about Aug. 20, 2025), the Bid Date (Sept. 24, 2025) and an estimated Award Date (about Sept. 26, 2025) [1]. Portland General Electric’s bidders workshop lists a November 26, 2025 best‑and‑final price update milestone [6]. CMS’s DMEPOS competitive bidding timeline lists “December 2025” as the start of a pre‑bidding supplier awareness program [2]. None of those items provide individual bidder price or in‑service commitments [1] [6] [2].
4. How and when bidder prices / acceptance dates typically become public
Procurement rules in FAR and state procurement manuals set when price information may be disclosed—often at bid opening, award or after contract execution—and prescribe fairness and confidentiality safeguards [3] [5] [7]. The Maryland Procurement Manual and other guidelines state price openings and award to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder will be public events or recorded in contract files, which is when bid amounts and resulting contract schedules are typically revealed [7]. Your provided documents do not include a post‑award release containing per‑bidder numbers or accepted in‑service dates [7].
5. What you can do next to get the bidder‑level numbers and dates
Request the procurement’s award notice, contract award package, or public bid opening minutes from the issuing agency; those records normally contain the successful bid price, the identity of the awardee and the contract’s delivery/acceptance milestones (not found in current reporting). If the procurement is federal, check the solicitation’s contract award notice in the Federal Register, SAM.gov or the agency’s procurement portal after the Award Date cited [1] [3]. For state or utility RFPs, consult the issuing entity’s post‑award materials or contact the RFP team email listed (e.g., PGE’s rfp@pgn.com) for bid summaries [6].
6. Limits and alternative viewpoints to consider
The sources supplied reflect formal schedules and rules; they cannot prove or disprove the existence of bidder price or service‑start proposals in other documents you have not provided. Some stakeholders argue that early public release of bid prices improves transparency, while others emphasize confidentiality to protect procurement integrity and competition — both rationales are embedded in acquisition rules that balance disclosure with competitive fairness [3] [5]. Available sources do not mention specific bidder offers or acceptance‑into‑service dates for 2025.
If you want, I can: (a) search for the award notice or contract package tied to a specific solicitation listed here (for example the FEMA HVLS sale referenced), or (b) draft a records request template you can send to the issuing agency to obtain bidder price and in‑service date data.