Which of the following statements about final proposal revisions is true?

• A. Revisions may be accepted after the common cut-off date.
• B. The Government intends to make award only after additional revisions.
• C. Final proposal revisions may be submitted verbally.
• D. The final proposal revisions shall be in writing and the Government intends to make award without obtaining further revisions.

Answer: (D)

Final proposal revisions are the last step in the negotiated process, and the government sets a clear boundary for them. After discussions, the contracting officer often establishes a common cut-off date for submitting these final proposals. At this stage, the revisions must be in writing, and the government intends to make award based on those final proposals without asking for more revisions. This creates a fair, final decision point and prevents endless rounds of changes.

Revisions submitted verbally aren’t allowed, and the government isn’t planning to keep asking for more revisions after the cut-off. The other statements violate these principles: revisions aren’t typically accepted after the cut-off, the government isn’t expected to wait for additional revisions, and revisions aren’t allowed to be submitted verbally.