Mentor Protégé Program David A. Canada April 19, OSDBU Procurement Conference

Briefing Topics USAID Mission Purpose of the USAID Mentor Protégé Program Eligibility for Participation Mentor and Protégé Relationship Annual and Post Agreement Reporting 2

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 Security  Promote Sustainable, Broad-Based Economic Growth  Promote Global Health and Strong Health Systems  Reduce the Impact of Climate Change  Expand and Sustain the Ranks of Stable, Prosperous, and Democratic Nations  Prevent and Respond to Crises, Conflicts, and Instability USAID Video (Marking 50 Years of Progress): 3 Our Mission

What USAID Buys Technical Assistance Training Information Technology Institutional Support Engineering Support Construction Financial Management 4

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 5

Eligibility Mentors: Small or “other than small” Be in good standing Have sufficient resources and good financial posture Experience as a federal contractor Protégés: Established small business Be in good standing Financially viable posture Sell the type of services/products that USAID procures 6

7 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

8 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 9 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 10 Number of Agreements Permitted

Term Period of Agreements Minimum of one year Maximum of three years 11

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. 12 Mentor Protégé Relationship

Top 25 Contractors in FY 2011 Duns #Contractor JOHN SNOW INCORPORATED PARTNERSHIP FOR SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, INC MACRO INTERNATIONAL INC DOMESTIC CONTRACTOR (UNDISCLOSED) CREATIVE ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES INCORPORATED CAMRIS INTERNATIONAL INC RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE CHEMONICS INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION MANAGEMENT SCIENCES FOR HEALTH, INC ARD, INC AINS, INC INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES GROUP LIMITED PROGRAM FOR APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY IN HEALTH MACFADDEN AND ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED QED GROUP, LLC, THE CARANA CORPORATION TETRA TECH ES, INC PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COLLABORATIVE INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED INSIGHT SYSTEMS CORPORATION ABT ASSOCIATES INC HDM FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC DEVTECH SYSTEMS, INC DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP 13

-Annual Reports -Post Agreement Reports 14 Program Reporting

We are currently accepting new Mentor Protégé application packages for consideration. 15 OPEN PERIOD

Thoroughly review the Mentor Protégé Guidebook, the Mentor Protégé Package Template, and the rest of the documentation posted to our web page at 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. 16 Application Submission

Questions? For additional information, contact: Dave Canada Phone: Web page: 17