IDIQ task-order strategist must resolve whether a protest is rational

Situation

A contractor evaluating a modification that looks like out-of-scope work cannot treat a teammate that cannot meet the facility-clearance requirement as color commentary on price-to-win versus independent government cost estimate. IDIQ task-order strategist must close a protest is rational from that extract under Government RFP / Compliance and Cyber Requirements.

Decision

IDIQ task-order strategist in a contractor evaluating a modification that looks like out-of-scope work must choose Pursue / Pursue with conditions / Partner / No-bid using price-to-win versus independent government cost estimate after a teammate that cannot meet the facility-clearance requirement.

Hypotheses to test

• Price-to-win versus independent government cost estimate reads as Pursue once a teammate that cannot meet the facility-clearance requirement is lined up to the same Government RFP population.
• Price-to-win versus independent government cost estimate is closer to Pursue with conditions after a teammate that cannot meet the facility-clearance requirement; Pursue would over-claim this Compliance and Cyber Requirements extract.
• Partner is still live in price-to-win versus independent government cost estimate for IDIQ task-order strategist in a contractor evaluating a modification that looks like out-of-scope work.
• Price-to-win versus independent government cost estimate is missing the fact IDIQ task-order strategist needs after a teammate that cannot meet the facility-clearance requirement; stop this Government RFP close.

Analysis required

• Map Section L/M requirements in price-to-win versus independent government cost estimate to evaluator notes after a teammate that cannot meet the facility-clearance requirement.
• Compare teaming and past-performance claims to what price-to-win versus independent government cost estimate attaches.
• Normalize pricing and exceptions against the solicitation that governs a protest is rational.
• For this Government RFP Compliance and Cyber Requirements file, read price-to-win versus independent government cost estimate against a teammate that cannot meet the facility-clearance requirement and write the one fact that would move a protest is rational for IDIQ task-order strategist.

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