Victor Ciardello

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DoD Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business
Utilization
SB Conference February 22, 2005

• Victor Ciardello
• Director,
• Small Business Technology
• and Industrial Base
• Program Manager,
• Mentor-Protégé Program

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Mentor-Protégé Program

• History
• Mentor and Protégé eligibility requirements
• MPP Objectives
• Funding
• Representative data by category
• Performance by MilDep/Services
• Geographical coverage
• Process and policy improvements
• Legislative changes

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History

• Enacted in 1990 (Public Law 101-510) under the
  initiative of former Senator Sam Nunn and Senator
  William Perry in an effort to respond to
  concerns, raised by DoD prime contractors, that
  many SDBs did not possess the technical
  capabilities to perform DoD subcontract
  requirements, making it difficult for these prime
  contractors to achieve their SDB subcontracting
  goals.
• It is the only Congressionally funded
  Mentor-Protégé Program

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Eligibility

• A Mentor firm must have
• At least one active subcontracting plan and be
  eligible for federal contracts.
• A Protégé firm must be either
• A small disadvantaged business (SDB) certified by
  the SBA
• A self-certified qualifying organization that
  employs the severely disabled
• A women-owned small business
• A Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
• A Qualified HUBZone Small Business Concern

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MPP Objectives

• Enhancing the capabilities of these firms to
  perform as prime contractors, subcontractors and
  suppliers under DoD, other Federal, and
  commercial contracts
• Enables Protégés to successfully compete for
  prime contract and subcontract awards
• Provides incentives for (major) DoD prime
  contractors (Mentors) to meet their SDB
  contracting goals

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Potential MPP Benefits

• Potential Mentor Benefits
• Develop long-term business relationships withSDB
  concerns
• Develop SDB subcontracting base
• Direct cost reimbursement and/or SDB credit
• Teaming opportunities with the protégé
• to win new contracts and/or subcontracts
• Participation in the MP Program as a marketing
  tool
• Networking opportunities
• Potential Protégé Benefits
• Relevant technical assistance
• Participation in the MP Program as a marketing
  tool
• Networking opportunities
• Teaming opportunities with the mentorto win new
  contracts and/or subcontracts

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Mentor-Protégé Program Funding FY 1992-2005
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Historical Program GrowthTotal Number of Active
Agreements FY 1991-2005
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Mentor-Protégé Agreements DistributionFY 91- FY05
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SB Community ParticipationFY91-FY05
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Protégé Industry Sector FY 1991 FY 2005
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134 Current Active Mentor-Protégé Agreements
NUMBER OF MENTOR-PROTÉGÉ AGREEMENTS
96 Reimbursable Agreements
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Participation by State Mentor and Protégé
Participants FY 2004

WA P-1 M-1

MT P-1
ND P-1


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


PA P-7 M-2

MA P-3, M-3

OH P-3 M-1
NJ P-2, M-2
NE P-1 M-1
NE P-2
NV P-1
MD P-16, M-25
IL P-4 M-6
IN
UT P-1 M-2
VA P-36, M-50
WV
CO P- 6 M-2
KS P-2
MO P-4 M-9
DC P-3, M-3
CA P-28 M-26
KY P-2
NC
TN P-3, M-2
OK P-3
AZ P-2 M-1
SC P-1
AR
NM P- 3
AL P-14 M-16
GA P-2 M-1
TX P-10 M-12
LA P-1 M-1
HI P-2
FL P-15 M-13
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Process and Policy Improvements

• Delegation
• Mentor-Protégé agreements approvals for
  reimbursable agreements delegated to component
  SADBU directors in 2004. Delegation formalized in
  published DFARS regulations

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Legislative Changes

• National Defense Authorization Act 2005 changes
  to Public Law 106-65
• Subtitle D- Extensions of temporary program
  authorities
• Section 841. Extension of Mentor-Protégé Program
  whereby new agreements can now be approved
  through September 30, 2010 with
• Reimbursement of costs incurred through
• September 30, 2013
• Credit towards subcontracting goals through
• September 30, 2013

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Legislative Changes

• National Defense Authorization Act 2005 changes
  to Public Law 106-65
• Section 842. Amendment to Mentor-Protégé Program
  Eligibility for Protégé participation extended
  in (F) and (G) respectively to
• Service-Disabled Veterans Owned Small Business
  (SDVOSB)
• A qualified HUBZone small business concern

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DoD Small Business Office

• DoD Small Business Office
• OSD ATL (SADBU)
• [phone]
• DSN 425-8631
• MPP Hotline [phone]
• Or
• Visit our web site at
• www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu
• DoD Mentor-Protégé Program
• http//www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu/mentor_protege