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Hard limits and when to no-bid

Hard limits are mandatory pass/fail gates. Preferred requirements improve score but may allow deviations. Teams should no-bid when hard limits fail, residual risk exceeds policy, economics fail, or capacity cannot meet deadlines—even if soft match looks okay. For the definition of go/no-go, see What is go/no-go.

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Details

  • Clear hard-limit fail — Prefer early no-bid
  • Prefereds only — Strategy + deviation path
  • Data missing — Enrich catalog; do not invent