So, they decided, a week before the deadline, to bid. Then they had to ask for two extra months because they weren't prepared. Then they sent it in at the last

So, they decided, a week before the deadline, to bid. Then they had to ask for two extra months because they weren't prepared. Then they sent it in at the last minute, and, predictably, it didn't get there on time. I have absolutely no sympathy for them. It's worth noting that the airforce told them, after the delay at the gate prevented the papers from getting there ontime, that "the company should have anticipated this potential snag and planned appropriately." Not being able to get the papers there by the deadline, and planning to get them there just before the deadline, does not say anything good about their ability to actually fulfill the contract, were they to be granted it.