Assess whether a protest is rational after debrief (c117d6)

Situation

Protest-risk counsel's technical counterpart in an 8(a) teaming on a civilian shared-services RFP has one working extract — price-to-win versus independent government cost estimate — after a key person who just resigned. If price-to-win versus independent government cost estimate cannot support a protest is rational, the honest Government RFP output is hold.

Decision

Protest-risk counsel's technical counterpart in an 8(a) teaming on a civilian shared-services RFP must choose Pursue / Pursue with conditions / Partner / No-bid using price-to-win versus independent government cost estimate after a key person who just resigned.

Hypotheses to test

• Price-to-win versus independent government cost estimate reads as Pursue once a key person who just resigned 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 key person who just resigned; Pursue would over-claim this Performance and Teaming extract.
• Partner is still live in price-to-win versus independent government cost estimate for protest-risk counsel's technical counterpart in an 8(a) teaming on a civilian shared-services RFP.
• Price-to-win versus independent government cost estimate is missing the fact protest-risk counsel's technical counterpart needs after a key person who just resigned; stop this Government RFP close.

Analysis required

• Test OCI, QASP, and mandatory evaluation rights an 8(a) teaming on a civilian shared-services RFP cannot waive quietly.
• Map Section L/M requirements in price-to-win versus independent government cost estimate to evaluator notes after a key person who just resigned.
• Compare teaming and past-performance claims to what price-to-win versus independent government cost estimate attaches.
• For this Government RFP Performance and Teaming file, read price-to-win versus independent government cost estimate against a key person who just resigned and write the one fact that would move a protest is rational for protest-risk counsel's technical counterpart.

Recommendation

Choose Pursue / Pursue with conditions / Partner / No-bid on this Government RFP / Performance and Teaming packet (price-to-win versus independent government cost estimate after a key person who just resigned). Lead with the Government RFP option price-to-win versus independent government cost estimate can support after a key person who just resigned, then the two facts that force it, then the Monday action for protest-risk counsel's technical counterpart in an 8(a) teaming on a civilian shared-services RFP.