Whether Section M scoring math was applied consistently from protest-exposure

Situation

A teammate that cannot meet the facility-clearance requirement put protest-exposure memo on evaluation factors in front of price-to-win analyst in an 8(a) teaming on a civilian shared-services RFP. This Government RFP / Compliance and Cyber Requirements close is Section M scoring math from protest-exposure memo on evaluation factors, and the live options are Pursue, Pursue with conditions, Partner.

Decision

Price-to-win analyst in an 8(a) teaming on a civilian shared-services RFP must choose Pursue / Pursue with conditions / Partner / No-bid using protest-exposure memo on evaluation factors after a teammate that cannot meet the facility-clearance requirement.

Hypotheses to test

• Authorize Pursue now; protest-exposure memo on evaluation factors already has the discriminator after a teammate that cannot meet the facility-clearance requirement.
• Keep Pursue with conditions in force until protest-exposure memo on evaluation factors is completed after a teammate that cannot meet the facility-clearance requirement for price-to-win analyst.
• Treat protest-exposure memo on evaluation factors as Partner because both readings appear after a teammate that cannot meet the facility-clearance requirement.
• Refuse a Government RFP close: price-to-win analyst does not have the page Section M scoring math turns on in protest-exposure memo on evaluation factors.

Analysis required

• Map Section L/M requirements in protest-exposure memo on evaluation factors to evaluator notes after a teammate that cannot meet the facility-clearance requirement.
• Compare teaming and past-performance claims to what protest-exposure memo on evaluation factors attaches.
• Normalize pricing and exceptions against the solicitation that governs Section M scoring math.
• For this Government RFP Compliance and Cyber Requirements file, read protest-exposure memo on evaluation factors against a teammate that cannot meet the facility-clearance requirement and write the one fact that would move Section M scoring math for price-to-win analyst.

Recommendation

Choose Pursue / Pursue with conditions / Partner / No-bid on this Government RFP / Compliance and Cyber Requirements packet (protest-exposure memo on evaluation factors after a teammate that cannot meet the facility-clearance requirement). Lead with the Government RFP option protest-exposure memo on evaluation factors can support after a teammate that cannot meet the facility-clearance requirement, then the two facts that force it, then the Monday action for price-to-win analyst in an 8(a) teaming on a civilian shared-services RFP.