Department of the Navy

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Departmentof theNavy

• Mentor-Protégé Program

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Program Transition

• Effective October 1, 2003 the Mentor-Protégé
  Program was transitioned from the Office of the
  Secretary of Defense (OSD), Small Disadvantaged
  Business Utilization (SADBU) level to the
  Military Services and Other Defense Agencies
  delegating them full authority to approve and
  fund mentor-protégé agreements.

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Mentor-Protégé Selection

• Prior to participation, mentor firms must
  complete and submit a mentor application to the
  Office of the Secretary of the Navy (OSN), SADBU
  Director, for approval as a mentor firm under the
  program.
• If your firm has already been approved as a
  mentor by a DoD Military Department you need not
  re-submit an application. (Provide a copy of
  your mentor approval letter with your
  application.)

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Mentor-Protégé Selection

• As stated in Appendix I-104(a) (iv) a needs
  assessment must be completed prior to submittal
  of a proposal for approval. Written
  documentation of the preliminary assessment of
  the developmental needs of the protégé firm, and
  the proposed assistance to be provided by the
  mentor must be corroborated prior to submittal.

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New Policies Procedures

• New Proposals should be structured as follows
• base year
• priced option for out years
• agreement cannot exceed three (3) years
• Navy agreements should be proposed between
  175,000 - 250,000 per year (lt750,000 per
  agreement).
• Agreements that focus on manufacturing, should be
  proposed at approximately 750,000 per year
  (2.250 million per agreement).

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New Policies Procedures

• All Navy Mentor-Protégé agreements must contain
  the following four elements
• DFARS Appendix I-107(b) All nine (9) elements of
  Section I-107(b) MUST be addressed separately.
• A separate statement outlining the major benefits
  of this agreement to the DoN and/or DoD.

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New Policies Procedures

• A technical proposal that details the development
  program described in the Mentor-Protégé agreement
  DFARS Appendix I, Section I-107(b)(3).
• A detailed cost proposal of the technical
  proposal presented in 12-month increments as
  cited in DFARS Appendix I-107(b)(3)(iii).

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Evaluation Process

• The Navy M-P Program Manager will accept
  Mentor-Protégé agreements submitted during the
  following three cycles
• October 1st through January 31th
• February 1st through May 31th
• June 1st through September 30th

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Evaluation Process

• Submitted proposals should be endorsed by a Head
  Contracting Agency who will submit selected
  Mentor-Protégé proposals to the DoN
  Mentor-Protege Program Manager for final review
  by an evaluation board. Your firm will be
  notified by DoN SADBU letter as to approval or
  rejection of your submitted proposal.
• It is the Navy Program Managers intention to
  endorse the highest rated agreements from each
  submission cycle.

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Evaluation Process

• All agreements that are not endorsed and
  forwarded to DoN SADBU Director for approval and
  funding will be returned to the mentor with a
  copy of the cover letter sent to the cognizant
  Navy small business office.
• If the initial proposal is returned to the
  Mentor, it may be resubmitted a maximum of two
  more times. (A total of three (3) submissions).

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Evaluation Process

• Proposed agreements will be evaluated based on
  the following criteria (listed in descending
  order of importance)
• Merit of the technology transfer to the protégé
  firm
• Perceived benefit/value of the agreement to Navy
  and/or DoD

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Evaluation Process

• Percentage of hours associated with technology
  transfer
• Subcontracting opportunities available to the
  protégé.
• Utilization of HBCUs/MIs
• Proposed cost

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Program Requirements

• Monthly expenditure reports are required to be
  submitted to the cognizant Small Business Office
  on a quarterly basis.
• Extra emphasis is placed on the semi-annual
  reports that are required under this program.
  These reports are reviewed and are a major part
  of the decision-making process to determine if
  your priced option will be approved.
• Inaccurate and late reports will have a
  negative impact on the decision for approval of
  your priced option.

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Glenn Delgado NAVY MENTOR-PROTÉGÉ PPOGRAM
MANAGER Small Disadvantaged Business
Utilization Office of the Secretary of the
Navy Building 36, Room 207 720 Kennon Street
S.E. Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5015 PHONE
[phone] FAX [phone] E-MAIL
glenn.delgado_at_navy.mil
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Contacts
Naval Supply Systems Command Office of Naval
Research Mr. Mark Opilla Ms. Genesta
Belton 717-605-3575 703-696-4511 Marine Corps
Systems Command HQ, U.S. Marine Corps Ms.
Harriett L. Burton Ms. Julie Krnc 703-432-3950
703-695-5442 Naval Sea Systems
Command Strategic Systems Programs S.
Tatigian Ms. Cheryl Ann Tryon 202-781-3965 2
02-764-1186
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Contacts
Naval Air Systems Command Military Sealift
Command Ms. Barbara Greeley Mr. David
Grove 301-757-9044 202-685-5554 Naval
Facilities Engineering Space Naval
Warfare Command Systems Command Ms. Linda
Wright Vacant 202-685-9129 619-524-7701