Assess whether a protest is rational after debrief (899d1b)

Situation

The desk packet is discriminator table that still reads generic after a subcontracting goal the supply base cannot hit. CMMC implementation lead in a lab competing a Phase II SBIR has to name Pursue or Pursue with conditions for this Government RFP Capture and Pricing file.

Decision

CMMC implementation lead in a lab competing a Phase II SBIR must choose Pursue / Pursue with conditions / Partner / No-bid using discriminator table that still reads generic after a subcontracting goal the supply base cannot hit.

Hypotheses to test

• Authorize Pursue now; discriminator table that still reads generic already has the discriminator after a subcontracting goal the supply base cannot hit.
• Keep Pursue with conditions in force until discriminator table that still reads generic is completed after a subcontracting goal the supply base cannot hit for CMMC implementation lead.
• Treat discriminator table that still reads generic as Partner because both readings appear after a subcontracting goal the supply base cannot hit.
• Refuse a Government RFP close: CMMC implementation lead does not have the page a protest is rational turns on in discriminator table that still reads generic.

Analysis required

• Score competitive posture if CMMC implementation lead pursues, partners, or no-bids.
• Test OCI, QASP, and mandatory evaluation rights a lab competing a Phase II SBIR cannot waive quietly.
• Map Section L/M requirements in discriminator table that still reads generic to evaluator notes after a subcontracting goal the supply base cannot hit.
• For this Government RFP Capture and Pricing file, read discriminator table that still reads generic against a subcontracting goal the supply base cannot hit and write the one fact that would move a protest is rational for CMMC implementation lead.

Recommendation

Choose Pursue / Pursue with conditions / Partner / No-bid on this Government RFP / Capture and Pricing packet (discriminator table that still reads generic after a subcontracting goal the supply base cannot hit). If discriminator table that still reads generic cannot force a Government RFP label under Capture and Pricing, stop. If discriminator table that still reads generic after a subcontracting goal the supply base cannot hit cannot support Pursue versus Pursue with conditions on this Government RFP Capture and Pricing close, CMMC implementation lead must identify the Section L/M or evaluation criterion that remains unproven rather than filling the gap.