Submitting your company's bid proposal close to the deadline
can be risky and have grave consequences. The government has
repeatedly rejected proposals submitted before, but received after,
the deadline because of technical glitches. In submitting a
proposal for a government contract, the onus is on the contractor
to ensure that its proposal is received prior to the exact
time specified for receipt of proposals. The deadlines
set forth in the solicitation are strictly enforced unless: the
agency receives the proposal before the contract is awarded, the
contracting officer determines that accepting the late proposal
would not unduly delay the acquisition, and: (i) the proposal was
submitted electronically and received at "the initial point of
entry to the Government infrastructure not later not later than
5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for the
receipt of proposals," (ii) the proposal was "received at
the Government installation" and was "under
