XL EagleOffer Due Date (Offer Due Date (Response Date))
Offer Due Date stands for Offer Due Date (Response Date). The offer due date is the deadline for the government to receive your bid, quote or proposal. It always includes a time and usually a time zone, such as 2:00 p.m. Eastern. On SAM.gov it appears as the response date or date offers due.
In federal buys, the general rule is that offers received after the exact time set are late and are not considered, with only narrow exceptions. Amendments can move the due date, so always check for the latest one.
Why it matters to a small contractor
Received means received, not sent. Email servers bounce large files, portals time out, and uploads stall in the last minutes. Plan to submit at least a day early, confirm receipt and keep a screenshot or confirmation email as proof.
Example
An RFQ is due at 10:00 a.m. Central. A contractor in Denver reads the deadline as 10:00 a.m. its own time and uploads at 9:50 a.m. Mountain, which is 10:50 a.m. Central. The quote is late, and the company now converts every deadline to its own time zone on its calendar.
Offer Due Date: common questions
What time zone is the deadline?
The solicitation should say. If it does not, ask before the questions deadline. Many state and local buyers use their own local time.
Will the government accept a late offer if I explain why?
Usually not. Federal rules allow late offers only in narrow situations, so treat the deadline as absolute.
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