The article was september, but the "partipants" listed are making bids on a contract that has not yet been awarded, for work that has yet to be disclosed.
Just based on what you said in your first post crockett, I assumed you were correct that it was awarded already.
Hasn't been awarded yet. Even I jumped to that conclusion before reading carefully instead of skimming to see what was in it.
So if I did that, I'm sure that anyone wishing to make a point against them could hurry through it & make assumptions as you did.