Assess whether a protest is rational after debrief (78a19a)

Situation

After a modification adding cybersecurity work not in the PWS, teaming agreement with IP and workshare holes is what capture manager can touch in a lab competing a Phase II SBIR. Government RFP will live with Pursue versus Pursue with conditions on this Protest and Modifications file.

Decision

Capture manager in a lab competing a Phase II SBIR must choose Pursue / Pursue with conditions / Partner / No-bid using teaming agreement with IP and workshare holes after a modification adding cybersecurity work not in the PWS.

Hypotheses to test

• A modification adding cybersecurity work not in the PWS is noise around an already-controlled Protest and Modifications process in a lab competing a Phase II SBIR, given teaming agreement with IP and workshare holes.
• A modification adding cybersecurity work not in the PWS is the event in teaming agreement with IP and workshare holes that forces Pursue for capture manager under Government RFP.
• Teaming agreement with IP and workshare holes shows a one-file miss after a modification adding cybersecurity work not in the PWS, not a Protest and Modifications program failure.
• Teaming agreement with IP and workshare holes cannot decide a protest is rational yet after a modification adding cybersecurity work not in the PWS; hold is the only Government RFP close a lab competing a Phase II SBIR can defend.

Analysis required

• Compare teaming and past-performance claims to what teaming agreement with IP and workshare holes attaches.
• Normalize pricing and exceptions against the solicitation that governs a protest is rational.
• Score competitive posture if capture manager pursues, partners, or no-bids.
• For this Government RFP Protest and Modifications file, read teaming agreement with IP and workshare holes against a modification adding cybersecurity work not in the PWS and write the one fact that would move a protest is rational for capture manager.

Recommendation

Choose Pursue / Pursue with conditions / Partner / No-bid on this Government RFP / Protest and Modifications packet (teaming agreement with IP and workshare holes after a modification adding cybersecurity work not in the PWS). The follow-on Protest and Modifications action is what capture manager does next: implement the option, assign an owner, and log the missing fact.