Program: | Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Prot�g� Program, Arlington, VA |
Contact(s): | Janet Koch, Program Manager: (703) 697-9383 |
Purpose: | To increase the participation of small disadvantaged businesses in the Department of Defense marketplace
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Background | Program Operations | Outcomes |
The Department of Defense (DoD) Pilot Mentor-Prot�g� Program was enacted in 1991 to create an incentive for major DoD contractors to mentor or develop the capabilities of small disadvantaged businesses (SDBs) or qualified organizations that employ the severely disabled. The prime objective of the program is to enhance the SDBs' technical and business capabilities and to enable these firms to participate more effectively in DoD prime contracting and subcontracting opportunities, as well as other federal and commercial contracts.
Participation in the DoD Pilot Mentor-Prot�g� Program is voluntary, with prospective mentor firms applying to and receiving approval from the DoD's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization. An approved mentor firm selects an eligible prot�g� and enters into a mentor-prot�g� agreement with the identified firm to provide appropriate developmental assistance. Many prot�g� firms have received technical training and business assistance, quality assurance assistance and increased revenue as a result of their participation in the program. Mentors perform a needs assessment of the prot�g� business' concerns, identifying areas that require assistance. Together the mentor and prot�g� establish a developmental assistance plan with milestones that target those areas to be developed. This assistance plan is implemented according to a mutually agreed upon timetable.
Outcomes and Significant Accomplishments
As of April 1998, there were 276 participants in the DoD Pilot Mentor-Prot�g� Program; 102 are mentors and 174 are prot�g�s. These participants are spread geographically from New Hampshire to California and as far south as Puerto Rico. Since implementation, there have been 388 agreements in industry areas as varied as manufacturing, information systems and construction. Prot�g� firms often experience increases in revenue and accompanying profits attributable to an increase in market opportunities, as well as increases in employment. In many cases, mentors and their prot�g�s have formed long-term strategic alliances enabling them to participate more effectively and competitively as a team on current and future DoD requirements. For more information, visit The Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Prot�g� Program at www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu/mentor_protege.
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