I think your source might be wrong. I know the OTS bid thread has folks saying they are turning in forms so they can get a CIL by the 12th. So anyone leftover from that OTS bid who hasn’t heard anything are out of luck.
Besides, it doesn’t make any sense for the bid that ended mid-December to end this soon. Especially considering previous bid timelines, that there hasn’t been ANY talk on SM or here of someone getting a TOL from this bid, and the HR furloughs making it improbable that they processed all the applicants.