MAPPS 2016 Winter Conference The Small Business Administration and the Mentor-Protégé Program George Dupin Small Business Administration Small Business Administration Procurement Center Representative Procurement Center Representative 1

$450,000,000, Federal Government Awards 2

Overview About the SBA Small Business Programs What is a Small Business The DoD Mentor-Protégé Program 3

About the SBA  Independent agency of the federal government  Aid, counsel, assist, protect interests of small business concerns  Strengthen the overall economy of our nation  Help Americans start, build and grow businesses structure/starting-managing-business 4

More about the SBA  Technical Assistance  Financial Assistance  Disaster Recovery Assistance  Government Contracting Assistance structure/contracting 5

6 Basis for SBA Programs Small Business Act  Implements Congressional Policy to aid, counsel, assist & protect the interests of small business concerns  Goal of policy is to ensure that a fair proportion of purchases, contracts & subcontracts be placed with small businesses

7 Current National Policy “It is the policy of the Government to provide maximum practicable opportunities in its acquisitions to small business….” FAR (a)

What is a Small Business? 8

Small Business Definition “A business entity, including all its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on government contracts and qualified under the criteria and size standards identified in 13 CFR part 121.” 9

North American Industry Classification System  NAICS code assigned to each procurement  Corresponding size standard assigned to each NAICS code: Services: Annual gross receipts Supplies: Number of employees  Size standard establishes size of the business 10

NAICS/Size Standard Examples ItemNAICS CodeSize Std Aircraft Parts ,000 employees Eng. Services541330$38.5M Construction:237xxx$36.5M Construction ST:238xxx$15M Ammunition employees 11

NAICS/Size Standard Examples ItemNAICS CodeSize Std Surveying/Mapping $15.0M Actions from 1 Oct 2014 to current 2747 Dollars $350.1M 12

Small Business Programs Goal Categories  Small Business (SB)  Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB)  Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB)  Historically Underutilized Business Zone Small Business (HUBZone)  Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) 13

Regulations “The Rule of Two” $3,500-$150,000:“Automatically reserved exclusively for small business…” Over $150,000:Shall be set aside for small business when there is a reasonable expectation that: “(1) offers will be obtained from at least two responsible small business concerns…” “(2) award will be made at fair market prices…” FAR

Small Business Set-Asides Types of Set-Asides:  Small Business (SB)  HUBZone SB  8(a) SB  Service Disabled Veteran Owned SB  Women Owned SB 15

Statutory SB Goals  23% of prime contracts for small business  5% of prime and subcontracts for SDB  5% of prime and subcontracts for WOSB  3% of prime contracts for HUBZone  3% of prime and subcontracts for SDVOSB 16

DoD Mentor-Protégé Program  Established by NDA 1991  Mentor firms that are prime contractors with at least one active subcontracting plan negotiated under FAR Subpart 19.7 or under the DoD Comprehensive Subcontracting Test  DFAR Appendix I – Policy and Procedures RS/Dfars219.htm?zoom_highlight=mentor 17

Protégé Firms As of NDA 2013  Small disadvantaged business concerns as defined at 19.1 *  (ii) Business entities owned and controlled by an Indian tribe;  (iii) Business entities owned and controlled by a Native Hawaiian Organization;  (iv) Qualified organizations employing the severely disabled;  (v) Women-owned small business concerns;  (vi) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns; or  (vii) HUBZone small business concerns;  (2) Eligible for receipt of Federal contracts; and  (3) Selected by the mentor firm * Rules not yet finalized by SBA 18

DoD Mentor-Protégé Benefits  Mentor –  Cost Reimbursement up to $1M per year  Eligible to report Sub-Contacting Plan $  Protégé –  Development  Increase opportunity  Financial support 19

Conclusion  Federal Contracts may be a choice  SBA programs can help  Remember the Mentor- Protégé program  Any Questions? 20

Contact Information George Dupin U.S. Small Business Administration Government Contracting, Area VI 300 South Forth Street, Suite 400 Las Vegas, NV (702)