Description
The Department of the Army Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) is seeking eligible Mentor Firms for participation in the Department of Defense (DoD) Mentor-Protégé Program (MPP) through this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). The program provides incentives for major DoD contractors to furnish small business concerns with assistance designed to enhance their capabilities to perform as subcontractors and suppliers under DoD contracts and other contracts and subcontracts. The program aims to increase participation of small business concerns as subcontractors and suppliers under DoD contracts, other Federal Government contracts, and commercial contracts, and to foster the establishment of long-term business relationships between small business concerns and their Mentor Firms.
• The program has three types of agreements: Reimbursable, Credit, and Hybrid.
• The total Period of Performance (POP) for any agreement is three years (36 months).
• The amount provided for individual contract awards will vary depending on the complexity of the proposal, but shall not exceed the regulatory amount set forth in DFARS, Appendix I.
• The Minimum amount of scientific and technical assistance is 50%.
• White Papers more than $600,000 total per year are required to submit additional justification and demonstrate that the return on investment and value-added benefits to the Army.