The timeline was compressed for that procurement. The contract had to be awarded to take effect on December 1, 2009, because the decision had been taken not to extend the option years. Because of the timelines, we ended up with essentially three months for the winning bidder to be able to stand up their contract. We extended it a further three months into the after-contract award, where the successful bidder would not have to meet the service standards, and we would recognize that it was an acceptable wind-up period. Nevertheless, the total time was six months: three months in advance of contract work and three months after. We weren't expecting performance for the first three months of the contract award.
On May 21st, 2013. See this statement in context.