At PDT bid packages are distributed on the first Friday of every month, our requests must be submitted by the following Tuesday. The company distributes hard line awards on that Friday. Build up lines and reserve lines are distributed in the following two weeks. So hard line holders know in the middle of the month and reserve/build up line holders have around 1.5 weeks. Doesn't seem too bad, but I think at Airways mainline they get something like an entire month - something to the effect of bids for December would have been out in October. Now that's good scheduling.