Assess whether a protest is rational after debrief (b49010)

Situation

Contracts officer supporting a bid owns a protest is rational inside an incumbent defending a recompete with thin past performance with SBIR Phase II commercialization appendix as the only packet. A subcontracting goal the supply base cannot hit is what changed the clock for this Government RFP Capture and Pricing file.

Decision

Contracts officer supporting a bid in an incumbent defending a recompete with thin past performance must choose Pursue / Pursue with conditions / Partner / No-bid using SBIR Phase II commercialization appendix after a subcontracting goal the supply base cannot hit.

Hypotheses to test

• The population in SBIR Phase II commercialization appendix is the one a subcontracting goal the supply base cannot hit named, so Pursue follows for this Capture and Pricing file.
• The population in SBIR Phase II commercialization appendix is adjacent only to a subcontracting goal the supply base cannot hit; Pursue with conditions is the honest Government RFP call.
• An incumbent defending a recompete with thin past performance already contained a subcontracting goal the supply base cannot hit before SBIR Phase II commercialization appendix arrived; no new Capture and Pricing path.
• Provenance on SBIR Phase II commercialization appendix after a subcontracting goal the supply base cannot hit is broken; do not pick Pursue or Pursue with conditions yet.

Analysis required

• Test OCI, QASP, and mandatory evaluation rights an incumbent defending a recompete with thin past performance cannot waive quietly.
• Map Section L/M requirements in SBIR Phase II commercialization appendix to evaluator notes after a subcontracting goal the supply base cannot hit.
• Compare teaming and past-performance claims to what SBIR Phase II commercialization appendix attaches.
• For this Government RFP Capture and Pricing file, read SBIR Phase II commercialization appendix against a subcontracting goal the supply base cannot hit and write the one fact that would move a protest is rational for contracts officer supporting a bid.

Recommendation

Choose Pursue / Pursue with conditions / Partner / No-bid on this Government RFP / Capture and Pricing packet (SBIR Phase II commercialization appendix after a subcontracting goal the supply base cannot hit). Lead with the Government RFP option SBIR Phase II commercialization appendix can support after a subcontracting goal the supply base cannot hit, then the two facts that force it, then the Monday action for contracts officer supporting a bid in an incumbent defending a recompete with thin past performance.