The purpose of VA’s Mentor Protégé Program is provide developmental assistance to Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) and Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) that will enhance their capabilities to perform as prime contractors and subcontractors on VA procurements.

Under the VA MPP, protégé firms must be Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business or Veteran Owned Small Business.  Mentors shall confirm eligibility of protégés by documenting the verified status of protégés in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database (www.VetBiz.gov).  Protégés must maintain verified status throughout the term of the Mentor-Protégé Agreement.  Failure to do so shall result in cancellation of the Agreement.

VA’s Mentor Protégé Program is not a contracting program.  A Mentor Protégé Agreement does not create a Joint Venture agreement.

VA’s MPP is not a funded program.  The benefits for Mentor firms are:

• VA Contracting Officers will give proposal evaluation consideration to Mentor firms when utilizing evaluation factors in their contract solicitations.
  
  
• Large businesses prime contractors serving as Mentors under VA’s Mentor Protégé Program may receive additional subcontracting plan credit towards a specific VA contract.

Mentors and Protégés are responsible for finding their own counterparts.

Note:  Under VA’s MPP, no degree of ownership of the Protégé firm by the Mentor firm is allowed.

Please check this web page periodically for updates.  Milagros Ortiz is the primary point of contact for this program.

Links:

• Active Mentor Protégé Agreements for 2011 
  
• Active Mentor Protégé Agreements for 2010 
  
• Mentor Protégé Agreement Template Updated! 07/22/2011
  
• New Agreement Checklist
  
• Submission Instructions
  
• Evaluation Matrix
  
• Information Letter 049-06-4 — Joint Venture and Teaming Arrangements for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses