In many cases, a government agency does not always inform you that an award determination has been made on a proposal you have submitted.

After you have submitted a proposal, it is important to follow up with the contracting officer to find out if an award has been determined.

What you need:

1. The contracting officer email and contact information. This can be located in the original RFP.
2. Solicitation # and Solicitation title.
3. The date you submitted your proposal.

The email format to the contracting officer:

Hello [CO Name],

Can you please provide award status for solicitation #____________ title ________________? We submitted a bid for this opportunity on  [date].

If an award has not been determined yet, can you provide information to indicate an approximate date when an award will be announced?

Thank you,

[Name of contractor]