On December 1, 2015, NASA notified VMD that its proposal had not been included in the competitive range “ecause of its low mission suitability score.” Protest, exh. The agency’s evaluation identified a number of significant weaknesses in VMD’s proposal under the mission suitability factor. VMD submitted its proposal by the proposal due date and was evaluated by a source evaluation board (SEB). The solicitation stated that the non-cost/price factors, when combined, were more important than price however, mission suitability was more important than past performance or price, and price was more important than past performance. The RFP contemplated the award of a single indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract, to be made on a best-value basis considering the following evaluation factors: mission suitability, past performance, and cost/price.

The RFP, issued on Maunder Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 15, was set aside for small businesses. VMD argues that its proposal was excluded based on the agency’s disparate treatment of competing proposals. NNJ14498840R for information technology, information management, communications, and multimedia services. (VMD), of Reston, Virginia, protests its exclusion from the competitive range by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under request for proposals (RFP) No.

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