Whether past performance will score or be deemed not relevant from SBIR Phase
August 31, 2026 · SmartSolo
Situation
Compliance and Cyber Requirements work in an incumbent defending a recompete with thin past performance now turns on past performance will score because a subcontracting goal the supply base cannot hit put SBIR Phase II commercialization appendix in play. CMMC implementation lead should say what SBIR Phase II commercialization appendix proves.
Decision
CMMC implementation lead in an incumbent defending a recompete with thin past performance must choose Past performance will score / Be deemed not relevant 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 Past performance will score follows for this Compliance and Cyber Requirements file.
- The population in SBIR Phase II commercialization appendix is adjacent only to a subcontracting goal the supply base cannot hit; Be deemed not relevant 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 Compliance and Cyber Requirements path.
- Provenance on SBIR Phase II commercialization appendix after a subcontracting goal the supply base cannot hit is broken; do not pick Past performance will score or Be deemed not relevant yet.
Analysis required
- Score competitive posture if CMMC implementation lead pursues, partners, or no-bids.
- 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.
- For this Government RFP Compliance and Cyber Requirements file, read SBIR Phase II commercialization appendix against a subcontracting goal the supply base cannot hit and write the one fact that would move past performance will score for CMMC implementation lead.
Recommendation
Choose Past performance will score / Be deemed not relevant on this Government RFP / Compliance and Cyber Requirements packet (SBIR Phase II commercialization appendix after a subcontracting goal the supply base cannot hit). If SBIR Phase II commercialization appendix cannot force a Government RFP label under Compliance and Cyber Requirements, stop. Do not invent pages an incumbent defending a recompete with thin past performance does not have.
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