Mentor Protégé Program Broad Agency Announcement
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
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Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has issued a Mentor Protégé Program (MPP) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) to solicit eligible mentor and protégé firms for participation in the Department of Defense (DoD) MPP. This is a Two-Step Open BAA, with white papers due by August 30, 2028. The program aims to enhance small business capabilities and increase their participation in DoD contracts.
Purpose & Scope
This BAA seeks to establish mentor-protégé relationships in accordance with DFARS 219.71 and Appendix I, supporting the DoD MPP which was made permanent under the FY23 NDAA. The program's objective is to enhance the capabilities of small businesses (protégés) to perform as subcontractors and suppliers for the DoD, increase their participation in contracts, and foster long-term business relationships with larger contractors (mentors). Mentor assistance must include a minimum of 50% Engineering and Technical Assistance (Technology Transfer), alongside Business Development Assistance. Proposed efforts should align with MDA's focus areas, including Hypersonic Ballistic Tracking Space System (HBTSS), Quantum Science, Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR), Command and Control, Battle Management, Communication (C2BMC), Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD), Next Generation Interceptor (NGI), Aegis BMD, and THAAD.
Contract Details
- Type: Two-Step Open Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) under FAR 6.102(d)(2).
- Instrument: Subaward under a DoD Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) Mentor-Protégé Program Intermediary (MPP-I) Cooperative Agreement with Move America, Inc.
- Contract Type: Reimbursable agreements only, anticipated as cost-reimbursement.
- Period of Performance: Anticipated one 12-month base period with two 12-month option periods.
- Funding: Individual award monetary amounts cannot exceed $1,000,000 per government fiscal year, with an average reimbursable contract of $500,000 - $750,000 per FY.
- Eligibility: Eligible mentors and protégés are defined in DFARS Appendix I-102. Mentor firms must be approved under the DoD MPP, and protégé firms must be eligible to participate. Prime offerors must be registered in SAM. A mandatory 5% of total proposed cost per year must account for HBCU/MSI/APEX/SBDC/WBC/MEP involvement.
Submission & Evaluation
- Process: This is a Two-Step BAA. Only white papers are being accepted at this time. Formal proposals will be requested only from selected white paper offerors.
- White Paper Due: August 30, 2028, by 5:00 PM ET.
- Submission: Via UNCLASSIFIED email to mda.schriever.ics.mbx.mpp@mail.mil and MPP_SRC_I_Contracts@moveamerica.org.
- Content: White papers must include a Cover Page, Executive Summary, Statement of Eligibility, Letter of Support, Program Quad Chart (template provided), and Rough Order of Magnitude (tables provided).
- Evaluation: Based on "Pass/Fail" for basic requirements, then Technical Merit, Importance to Agency Programs (combined significantly more important than Cost/Price), and Cost/Price.
Key Requirements & Notes
Offerors must disclose any potential Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI) using the provided form and comply with NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements. Disclosure of foreign nationals is required. Cybersecurity tasks related to DFARS clauses 252.204-7008 and 252.204-7012 are not reimbursable. The place of performance is Redstone Arsenal, AL. The Product Service Code is AC13 (National Defense R&D Services; Experimental Development).