These large proposals can take many years to award. There could very likely be a new administration by that time. See the KC-X tanker program as an example:

These large proposals can take many years to award. There could very likely be a new administration by that time. See the KC-X tanker program as an example: 01/2007 - RFP comes out 02/2008 - Northrop Grumman wins 03/2008 - Boeing successfully protests 08/2008 - Revised RFP comes out, then cancelled 09/2009 - Third RFP comes out 02/2011 - Boeing wins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KC-X#Initial_competition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KC-X#Initial_competition