mentor protégé program david a. canada april 19, 2012 2012 osdbu procurement conference
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Briefing Topics
• USAID Mission• Purpose of the USAID Mentor Protégé Program• Eligibility for Participation• Mentor and Protégé Relationship• Annual and Post Agreement Reporting
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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent agency that provides economic, development and humanitarian assistance around the world in support of the foreign policy goals of the United States.
USAID’s Core Development Objectives:
Increase Food SecurityPromote Sustainable, Broad-Based Economic GrowthPromote Global Health and Strong Health SystemsReduce the Impact of Climate ChangeExpand and Sustain the Ranks of Stable, Prosperous, and Democratic NationsPrevent and Respond to Crises, Conflicts, and Instability
USAID Video (Marking 50 Years of Progress): http://50.usaid.gov/50-years-of-progress/
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Our Mission
What USAID Buys
• Technical Assistance• Training• Information Technology • Institutional Support• Engineering Support• Construction• Financial Management
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General Purpose
The purpose of the program is to provide developmental assistance
to: •Small Businesses•Small Disadvantaged Businesses•Service Disabled Veteran Owned SB•Veteran Owned Small Businesses•Woman Owned Small Businesses•HUBZone Certified Small Businesses
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Eligibility
Mentors:Small or “other than small” Be in good standingHave sufficient resources and good financial postureExperience as a federal contractor
Protégés:Established small businessBe in good standingFinancially viable postureSell the type of services/products that USAID procures
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Program Benefits
• Encourage and motivate small business development• Enhance the capabilities and capacity of small
businesses• Foster long-term business relationships• Expand the business partner base
for USAID
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Benefits for Protégés Mentors provide training and assistance to protégé firms
in order to help them develop and become more proficient. Areas that they can address include (but are not limited to) are:
– Managerial – Technical– Accounting– Marketing– Proposal Writing
• Help Mentor firms achieve the Subcontracting Goals established in their Subcontracting Plans
• Participation in the program may be an evaluation factor in contract solicitations
• Mentors may develop very beneficial business relationships with their Protégés that far exceed the term period of the Mentor Protégé agreement
• Eligible for an annual (non-monetary) award presented to the Mentor firm providing the most effective developmental support to a Protégé firm
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Benefits for Mentors
-Mentor firms may be permitted to have more than one Protégé
-Protégé firms are limited to one Mentor in the USAID Mentor Protégé Program
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Number of Agreements Permitted
USAID does not match Mentors and Protégé firms.
They must find their own partners in the Mentor
Protégé relationship.
Finding a Mentor Protégé partner is like courting.
There needs to be a good fit between the Mentor and
Protégé. They must both find the relationship
beneficial for it to endure.
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Mentor Protégé Relationship
Top 25 Contractors in FY 2011
Duns # Contractor
091500090 JOHN SNOW INCORPORATED
623776940 PARTNERSHIP FOR SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, INC
066783721 MACRO INTERNATIONAL INC
790238638 DOMESTIC CONTRACTOR (UNDISCLOSED)
091345579 CREATIVE ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
066781956 DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES INCORPORATED
003071417 CAMRIS INTERNATIONAL INC.
004868105 RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE
867714768 CHEMONICS INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
135962137 COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION
071713085 MANAGEMENT SCIENCES FOR HEALTH, INC.
004035127 ARD, INC
361150469 AINS, INC.
119259364 INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES GROUP LIMITED
103713624 PROGRAM FOR APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY IN HEALTH
609321344 MACFADDEN AND ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED
068512610 QED GROUP, LLC, THE
148655053 CARANA CORPORATION
009585279 TETRA TECH ES, INC
072663321 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COLLABORATIVE INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
168720915 INSIGHT SYSTEMS CORPORATION
058595539 ABT ASSOCIATES INC
085074052 HDM FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC.
120838248 DEVTECH SYSTEMS, INC.
019121586 DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP
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Thoroughly review the Mentor Protégé Guidebook, the Mentor Protégé Package Template, and the rest of the documentation posted to our web page at http://www.usaid.gov/business/small_business/mpp.html
If you have any questions or would like to schedule a meeting prior to submitting a Mentor Protégé Package for consideration, contact the Mentor Protégé Program Manager – Dave Canada.
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Application Submission
Questions?
For additional information, contact:
Dave Canada
Email: [email protected] Phone: 202-567-4606
Web page: http://www.usaid.gov/business/small_business/mpp.html
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