Assess whether the SBIR data-rights assertions are too aggressive (07ecd3)

Situation

In a mid-tier integrator bidding a DoD IDIQ task order, small-business subcontracting plan short of goals is the evidence after an incumbent protest rumor on the street. Contracts officer supporting a bid has to pick Pursue or Pursue with conditions for this Government RFP Protest and Modifications close using small-business subcontracting plan short of goals.

Decision

Contracts officer supporting a bid in a mid-tier integrator bidding a DoD IDIQ task order must choose Pursue / Pursue with conditions / Partner / No-bid using small-business subcontracting plan short of goals after an incumbent protest rumor on the street.

Hypotheses to test

• An incumbent protest rumor on the street is noise around an already-controlled Protest and Modifications process in a mid-tier integrator bidding a DoD IDIQ task order, given small-business subcontracting plan short of goals.
• An incumbent protest rumor on the street is the event in small-business subcontracting plan short of goals that forces Pursue for contracts officer supporting a bid under Government RFP.
• Small-business subcontracting plan short of goals shows a one-file miss after an incumbent protest rumor on the street, not a Protest and Modifications program failure.
• Small-business subcontracting plan short of goals cannot decide the SBIR data-rights assertions yet after an incumbent protest rumor on the street; hold is the only Government RFP close a mid-tier integrator bidding a DoD IDIQ task order can defend.

Analysis required

• Map Section L/M requirements in small-business subcontracting plan short of goals to evaluator notes after an incumbent protest rumor on the street.
• Compare teaming and past-performance claims to what small-business subcontracting plan short of goals attaches.
• Normalize pricing and exceptions against the solicitation that governs the SBIR data-rights assertions.
• For this Government RFP Protest and Modifications file, read small-business subcontracting plan short of goals against an incumbent protest rumor on the street and write the one fact that would move the SBIR data-rights assertions for contracts officer supporting a bid.

Recommendation

Choose Pursue / Pursue with conditions / Partner / No-bid on this Government RFP / Protest and Modifications packet (small-business subcontracting plan short of goals after an incumbent protest rumor on the street). If small-business subcontracting plan short of goals cannot force a Government RFP label under Protest and Modifications, stop. If small-business subcontracting plan short of goals after an incumbent protest rumor on the street cannot support Pursue versus Pursue with conditions on this Government RFP Protest and Modifications close, contracts officer supporting a bid must identify the Section L/M or evaluation criterion that remains unproven rather than filling the gap.