Assess whether past performance will score or be deemed not relevant (9d0072)
August 31, 2026 · SmartSolo
Situation
A task order that looks written for one vendor put price-to-win versus independent government cost estimate in front of proposal compliance lead in a new prime parsing a 400-page Section L/M. This Government RFP / Protest and Modifications close is past performance will score from price-to-win versus independent government cost estimate, and the live options are Past performance will score, Be deemed not relevant.
Decision
Proposal compliance lead in a new prime parsing a 400-page Section L/M must choose Past performance will score / Be deemed not relevant using price-to-win versus independent government cost estimate after a task order that looks written for one vendor.
Hypotheses to test
- Authorize Past performance will score now; price-to-win versus independent government cost estimate already has the discriminator after a task order that looks written for one vendor.
- Keep Be deemed not relevant in force until price-to-win versus independent government cost estimate is completed after a task order that looks written for one vendor for proposal compliance lead.
- Treat price-to-win versus independent government cost estimate as Past performance will score because both readings appear after a task order that looks written for one vendor.
- Refuse a Government RFP close: proposal compliance lead does not have the page past performance will score turns on in price-to-win versus independent government cost estimate.
Analysis required
- 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 past performance will score.
- Score competitive posture if proposal compliance lead pursues, partners, or no-bids.
- For this Government RFP Protest and Modifications file, read price-to-win versus independent government cost estimate against a task order that looks written for one vendor and write the one fact that would move past performance will score for proposal compliance lead.
Recommendation
Choose Past performance will score / Be deemed not relevant on this Government RFP / Protest and Modifications packet (price-to-win versus independent government cost estimate after a task order that looks written for one vendor). The follow-on Protest and Modifications action is what proposal compliance lead does next: implement the option, assign an owner, and log the missing fact.
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