09-30-2017, 10:59 AM
The fact the article says they're entering negotiations with the region rather bidding through a proposal process I think confirms they were the only people to answer the RFQ (or at least the only technically compliant one).
It's a common process in large deals like this that if there's ever only one technically compliant bidder then the pricing envelopes are returned unopened (or in this case, never created) and the government enters direct negotiations.
It's a common process in large deals like this that if there's ever only one technically compliant bidder then the pricing envelopes are returned unopened (or in this case, never created) and the government enters direct negotiations.