Air Force Mentor-Prot

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Mentor-Protégé Program
Tim Douglas Director, AF Small Business
Development Support Programs SAF/SB 901 N.
Stuart St., Ste 802 Arlington, VA 22202
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AGENDA

• Unique Air Force Mentor-Protégé (AF MP) program
  requirements
• AF MP program overview
• Two-phase solicitation process
• Points of contact
• Key websites
• Questions

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QUESTION?
Do you know what is unique about the AF M-P
Program?
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UNIQUE AF MP PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

• Two-phase solicitation process
• Stand alone two-year contracts with mentor
• Basic year with one option year
• Cost plus with fixed fee
• Accepted technical proposal becomes Statement of
  Work
• 70 of proposed assistance to be Technology
  Transfer
• Subcontracting to HBCU/MI, PTAC or SBDC At
  least 5 of total funded contract amount
• Periodic performance management reviews (PMRs)

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AF MP PROGRAM OVERVIEW FOCUS

• An increased consideration will be given to
• SDVOSB protégés in support of the War fighter
• A strong technical component or innovative state
  of the art technology transfer supporting the War
  fighter
• Current Thrust Areas are identified in the AF
  Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)

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AF MP PROGRAM OVERVIEW TOP TECHNICAL CATEGORIES

• Cyberspace
• Robotics
• Power sources
• Fuel cells
• Anti-Corrosives
• Composites
• Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
• Aerospace product part manufacturing
• Military aircraft/missiles
• Military engines for aircraft, missiles, spt.
  equipment
• Aerospace support equipment
• Armaments/munitions

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AF MP PROGRAM OVERVIEW MENTOR PROTÉGÉ
PARTICIPATION BY STATE FY08

WA P-6 M-1
ME
MT P-2
ND P-1
VT
MN M-1 P-1
NY P-1 M-1
NH
OR

SD P-3
MI P-1
AK M-1 P-4
RI M-2 CT P-2, M-5
WI P-1
ID M-1

WY P-1
PA P-6
OH P-1 M-1
IA

NJ P43, M-3
NE P-1 M-1
NE P-1 M-1
MA P-1 M-6
NV P-1
IN M-1
IL P-3 M-2
IN
UT P-2 M-1
VA P-18, M-16
WV P-2
WV
CO P-5 M-4
KS
MO P-2 M-20
CA P-21 M-20
MD P-12, M-21
KY
NC P-3
NC
TN P-3, M-2
DC P-5, M-1
OK P-1
AZ P-3 M-2
AR
SC P-1
AR
NM P-1 M-2
GA M-1
AL P-9 M-11
MS M-1
TX P-8 M-8
LA
HI P-1
FL P-14 M-3
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AF MP PROGRAM TWO-PHASE SOLICITATION PROCESS

• FY09 BAA (up to two rounds depending on funding)
• BAA document to be posted on FedBizOpps
  www.fbo.gov
• Direct Link to BAA Sell To Air Force Website
  www.selltoairforce.org/Programs/MentorProtege/mp_b
  aa_info.asp
• Phase One White Papers
• White Papers to be received within 30 days of BAA
• Notification letters/RFPs to be sent
  approximately two weeks later
• Phase Two Proposals
• Proposals to be submitted within 30 days of RFP
• Agreement letters to be sent approximately one
  month after proposals are received

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AF MP PROGRAM POINTS OF CONTACTORGANIZATIONAL
CHART
SAF/SB Mr. Ron Poussard Director
SAF/SB Tim Douglas Director, AFSB DSP
Support ContractorAcelsior
Mentors Protégés
SBDCs Subcontractor
PTACs Subcontractor
HBCU / MIs Subcontractor
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AF MP PROGRAM POINTS OF CONTACT INFORMATION

• Director, AFSB Development Support Programs Tim
  Douglas
• E-mail timothy.douglas_at_pentagon.af.mil
• Phone [phone]
• Acelsior team
• Jasmine Feeney email jfeeney_at_acelsior.com
• Aaron Auna email aauna_at_acelsior.com
• Gail Etherton email gailk_at_acelsior.com

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AF MP PROGRAM KEY WEBSITES

• Department of Defense
• http//www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/mentor_protege/
• Air Force Mentor-Protégé Website
• http//www.selltoairforce.org/Programs/MentorProte
  ge/mp_program.asp
• FedBizOpps Website
• http//www.fbo.gov/

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Go to www.selltoairforce.org Click on Locator
menu button to find the AF Small Business
Specialist nearest you.
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Questions