PROMPT NOTICE OF AWARD.

SEC. 1063. PROMPT NOTICE OF AWARD. (a) Sealed Bid Procedures.— Subsection (c) of section 303B of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253b) is amended— (1) in the last sentence, by striking out “transmitting written notice” and inserting in lieu thereof “transmitting, in writing or by electronic means, notice”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “Within 3 days after the date of contract award, the executive agency shall notify, in writing or by electronic means, each bidder not awarded the contract that the contract has been awarded.” (b) Competitive Proposals Procedures.— Paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of such section, as redesignated by section 1061(c)(3)(B), is amended in the second sentence— (1) by striking out “transmitting written notice” and inserting in lieu thereof “transmitting, in writing or by electronic means, notice”; and (2) by striking out “shall promptly notify” and inserting in lieu thereof “, within 3 days after the date of contract award, shall notify, in writing or by electronic means,”.