Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) ARMY MPP-I-25-001

as Protégé Firms, with assistance designed to: Enhance the capabilities of Protégé Firms to perform as subcontractors and suppliers under DoD contracts and other contracts and subcontracts; Increase participation of Protégé Firms as subcontractors and suppliers under DoD contracts, other Federal Government contracts, and commercial contracts; and foster the establishment of long-term business relationships between Protégé Firms and their Mentor Firms. Under this program, approved Mentor Firms will enter Mentor Protégé Agreements (MPAs) with eligible Protégé Firms and provide technical and developmental assistance to the Protégé. C- Mentor Firm Eligibility: DFARS Appendix I paragraph I-102 details Mentor Firm eligibility. Any Mentor Firm approved by the DoD MPP is eligible to apply to the Army MPP. If you are not currently approved by DoD as a mentor, you can still submit a white paper, but you must be approved before you can submit a proposal. To apply go to MPP Portal (osd.mil) for the application and instruction for submittal. D- Protégé Firm Eligibility: DFARS Appendix I paragraph I-102 details Protégé Firm eligibility. E- Allowable Developmental Assistance: DFARS Appendix I paragraph I-106 contains details on allowable developmental assistance. Historically Black Colleges or Universities (HBCU), Minority Serving Institutions (MSI), APEX Accelerators, Manufacturing Extension Partnerships (MEP), Women’s Business Centers (WBC), Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) or Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MIIs) are the subcontractor(s) that may be utilized to support of MPAs. F- Goals and Objectives: The Army’s mission is to fight and win our Nation’s wars by providing prompt, sustained land dominance across the full range of military operations and spectrum of conflict in support of combatant commanders. We do this by organizing, equipping, and training forces for the conduct of prompt and sustained combat operations on land. Our goal for the Mentor-Protégé Program is to engage industries to shape and expand the small business industrial base to support the Army’s mission. We are seeking mentor-protégé agreements that will assist protégés in enhancing their capabilities to provide value-added support to the Army as it transforms itself into a force capable of dominating at every point on the spectrum of operations. ***PLEASE SEE ATTACHMENT FOR COMPLETE DESCRIPTION***