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Mentor-Protégé Program

The Mentor-Protégé Program Benefits All Participants

ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓAPP’s size, reputation for excellence,Ìýand commitment to the small business community make it an ideal mentor. The program is designed to provide benefits for all participants:

  • ClientsÌýgain access to the corporate capabilities and resources of large companies and the emerging technologies that are often delivered by small companies.
  • MentorsÌýare reimbursed or credited in accordance with the terms and conditions of the program’s contract agreement, and expand their small business subcontracting base.
  • Government agenciesÌýcan support small business opportunities and meet their agencies’ small business prime and subcontracting goals.
  • ±Ê°ù´Ç³Ù鲵é²õÌýgain access to the business, technical expertise, and experience of a large firm; broaden their market areas and client base; and participate in new large-scale efforts they may be unable to lead on their own.

How We Support Our ±Ê°ù´Ç³Ù鲵é²õ

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Coordinated by ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓAPP's Small Business Office, the Mentor Protégé program provides developmental support that is customized to the unique needs of each protégé.Ìý
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Our strategy as a mentor is to support protégés by:
  • Enhancing their technical and business capabilities. WeÌýhelp protégés develop their business skills and infrastructure by sharing technology, expanding their resources, and integrating them into ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓAPP’s business and marketing activities.
  • Expanding business development and subcontracting opportunities. We encourage all ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓAPP business segments to subcontract with our protégés. Expanding their breadth of experience increases their competitiveness in the technology market.
  • Developing productive, long-term strategic relationships.ÌýWe work closely with our protégés to provide high-quality support to the clients we serve together.
  • Establishing mutually beneficial teaming arrangements. WeÌýexpose our protégés to new opportunities and gain access to new markets.

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Criteria for Becoming a Protégé:

Here's what ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓAPP is looking for in potential protégés:

  • Existing contractual business relationship (client-facing) with ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓAPP for a minimum of one year
  • Immediate value proposition within the agency market (e.g., strategic relationship, complementary skill)
  • Strategic long-term value in addition to potential subcontracting opportunities
  • Minimum size standard of 20 full-time employees
  • Operating as a business for at least three years
  • Capabilities do not directly compete with any existing ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓAPP protégés
  • No active mentor-protégé agreement within the targeted agency or any other agency
  • Must have held a federal contract or subcontract for at least one year with any agency
  • Compatible business ethics and philosophy and the potential for a long-term reciprocal relationship
  • Financially stable and viable

How to Get Started

To be considered for the Mentor Protégé program, companies must be able to show at least one year of successful client-facing, contractual work with ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓAPP. Registering your company in our Small Business Database is the first step.Ìý Ìý

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