PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT - DISA PARTICIPATION IN DOD MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM POC Capt Doug Smith, Contract Specialist (703) 607-6905, Leo J. Milanowski, Grants Officer (703) 607-6908, Defense Information Systems Agency, NCRCO, Code DN2, 701 South Court House Road, Arlington, VA 22204-2199. The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) intends to enter into cooperative agreements with eligible mentors in accordance with the DoD Mentor - Protege Program. The cooperative agreements will focus on the information technology areas within DISA's core functional missions. The purpose of this DoD program is to provide incentives for DoD contractors, performing under at least one active approved subcontracting plan negotiated with DoD or other Federal agencies, to assist small disadvantaged businesses (SDBs) in enhancing their capabilities to satisfy DoD and other contract and subcontract requirements, to increase the overall participation of SDBs as subcontractors and suppliers under DoD contracts and commercial contracts, and to foster the establishment of long term business relationships between SDBs and such contractors. Under this program, eligible companies approved as mentor firms will enter into mentor - protege agreements with eligible SDBs as protege firms to provide appropriate developmental assistance to enhance their capabilities as noted above. A description of the program and eligibility requirements is in Appendix I of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement. Proposals received will be evaluated by a panel which will judge the merits of the 1). technical approach in terms of meeting the developmental needs (technical) of the identified protege, 2). corporate capability to provide the proposed assistance to the SDB protege firm, 3). management plan showing project staffing and methods to resolve problems and resolve them, 4). organizational commitment measured by usage of corporate resources and 5). small business opportunities. Interested parties should contact Mr. Mark Deem of the Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (SADBU) office for information or proposal submission requirements at (703) 607-6436. Proposals will be accepted until 31 March 1997.

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