MentorProtg Support At AAMURI

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Mentor-Protégé Support At AAMURI
    The Mentor-Protégé Program is a WIN-WIN
opportunity. It provides incentives for mentors
and development opportunities for
protégés. JAMES JOHNSON AAMURI Mentor-Protege
Program Manager Phone [phone] e-mail
jjohnson_at_cim.aamu.edu
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Overview

• What is the DOD Mentor Protégé Program?
• The Purpose
• Mentor Incentives
• AAMURI M-P Support
• Partnership Teams
• M-P Activities

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Overview Continued

• What is an HBCU/MI?
• Further explore the fit
• Do you know where you are going?
• First things First!!
• Do Your Homework
• AAMURI M-P Support
• Partnership Teams
• Questions Discussion

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Purpose

• Congress established the M-P program in 1991.
  The program provides incentives to major defense
  contractors to furnish small disadvantaged
  business (SDB) concerns with developmental
  assistance to increase SDB participation in
  federal procurement contracts. Incentives exist
  as direct reimbursement or credit against SDB
  goals.

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HBCU/MI

• Historically Black Colleges and Universities
  (HBCUs) are defined to be accredited institutions
  of higher education, which were established
  before 1964 with the principal mission of
  educating African Americans. An HBCU must be
  legally authorized by the state in which it is
  located. These institutions must be accredited
  two year or four year Colleges and Universities
  that award baccalaureate degrees.
• Minority Institutions (MIs) are defined to be
  accredited institutions of higher education whose
  enrollment of a single minority, or a combination
  of minorities (American Indians Alaskan Native
  African Americans not of Hispanic origin, etc.
  and or other ethnic group underrepresented in
  science engineering), exceeds 50 percent of the
  total enrollment, or25 percent of the enrollment
  if of Hispanic origin. Eligible institutions are
  certified by the Department of Education

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Incentives

• Reimbursement of costs
• The program allows the Mentor to be
  reimbursed for cost of providing developmental
  assistance to the Protégé in the area of
  engineering, and technical matters, other forms
  of assistance designed to develop capabilities,
  and limited general business management
• Types Of Reimbursements
• Direct Costs
• Indirect Costs
• Credit against SDB Goals

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Mentor-Protégé Support

• Developmental Assistance
• AAMURI and its team members
• Provide training and courses to the small
  business protégés
• Provide training at the protégé or mentors
  location
• Tailor courses to the specific needs of the
  protégé
• AAMURI can provide

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Mentor-Protégé Support
AAMURI can provide
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Mentor-Protégé Support
THE AAMURI TEAM PARTNERS
Alabama AM University Research Institute
SRI International
Alpha Data Corporation
Fisk University
Beason Nalley, Inc.
IT Research Corporation
Quaestra, Inc.
McSys Technology Corporation
WIT
Washington Information Technologies
Science Applications International Corporation
New World Solutions, Inc.
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Mentor-Protégé Activity
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NUNN-PERRY AWARD (Four Years in a row)

• The prestigious Nunn-Perry Awards are presented
  each year to outstanding Mentor-Protégé
  relationships across the country.

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The fit

• Is this a good marriage?
• Communication is key
• Expectations, have they been established?
• Are you in agreement?

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Where are you going

• Where do you want to be at the close of this
  program?
• Know your company
• What is the product who is buying?

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First things, First

• The Foundation
• The wish list
• Needs wants
• Core competency
• Strategic plan
• Business plan
• Market Research Analysis

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Do Your Homework

• Know more than the name
• What are the Programs requirements
• Reimbursements
• Allowed disallowed
• Know what the mentor can and can not do

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Mentor-Protégé Activities
PRESENTLY ONGOING
Electronic Data Systems   Requirements Phase
1 SW/HW Acquisition and training in support of
protege. Phase 2 TBD. Phase 3 TBD  
U. S. Army SAIC, Huntsville AL   Requirements
1. Develop Software and implementation to assist
in the planning, integrating, installing
configuration, set- Up and training of
various software applications. 2. Provide
business development and proposal support
through solicitation and proposal analysis,
training And development of requirements
outline.
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Mentor-Protégé Activities
PRESENTLY ONGOING
U. S. ARMY SAIC, Huntsville AL   Requirements
Facilitate business processes and planning.
Process includes initial assessment of business
and strategic position, document review, and
recommendations for process improvement.  
U.S. Navy Raytheon Requirements Facilitate
business processes and planning. Process includes
initial assessment of business and strategic
position, document review, and recommendations
for process improvement.  
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Mentor-Protégé Activities
PRESENTLY ONGOING
U.S. Army Sparta Requirements1. Develop
Strategic Marketing Analysis. 2. Business
development and proposal analysis training and
information development.
U.S. Army SAIC.   Requirements Provide CMMI
Certification training.  
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Mentor-Protégé Activities
SUPPORT EFFORTS PRESENTLY IN DISCUSSION
U.S. Army Bell Helicopter Requirement
Facilitate business processes and planning.
Process includes initial assessment of business
strategic position, document review,
recommendation for process improvement and
training. CURRENTLY AWAITING RE-ALLOCATION OF
FUNDING Boeing, St.
Louis Requirement AS9100 Certification and
CATIA V5 training
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AAMURIs M-P Support
The Mentor-Protégé Program is a WIN-WIN
opportunity.
It provides incentives for mentors and
development opportunities for protégés. HBCUs
provide a wealth of information technology
services and solutions, computer communications
systems knowledge, network software and testing
expertise and various technical training to
satisfy a protégé firms technical requirements.