Copy of a post I just made on iHub clarifying the significance of the January 8, 2020 date:

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"Not quite correct - I did explain it but it was some time ago.

The US Navy asked detailed questions at the Industry Day - see the pdfs in the reference - and additional questions under "COMMENTS, CLARIFYING QUESTIONS, AND RESPONSES".

Any company that wanted to be considered to be part of the MAC needed to provide their answers to the questions - and any comments on the Draft Request For Proposals - by January 8 (that will be close of business) if they had not already done it by any of the following means:

- Before the Industry Day in writing if not attending.

- At the Industry Day if they attended and had the answers.

- After the Industry Day at any time up to January 8, 2020.

Then, the way I read it is the Draft Request For Proposals - again see the pdf in the reference - will be rapidly (like almost immediately) turned into the actual Request For Proposals with a deadline for submissions that still ensures the MAC can be put in place in DoD Q2 before the current Omega sole source contract extension expires."