Goals_Proposal_4.0_Template.xlsx

This file is a performance metrics proposal template for APEX Accelerator applicants under the Department of Defense's Procurement Technical Assistance for Business Firms program (CFDA 12.002). The template is designed for existing award recipients during option periods and requires organizations to report against seven primary goals with detailed performance metrics and narratives.

The seven goals and associated metrics include: (1) cultivating and sustaining the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) and Government Industrial Base (GIB) by tracking new and existing clients achieving readiness status; (2) increasing small business certifications and participation across 8(a), SDB, HUBZone, SDVOSB, and WOSB categories, with subcontracting referrals and Mentor-Protégé Program participation; (3) increasing awareness of and compliance with Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) through counseling and training events; (4) improving cybersecurity of the DIB and GIB through FAR 52.204-21 compliance education, Project Spectrum training, and other cybersecurity initiatives; (5) facilitating innovation by connecting businesses to Government-led Innovation Programs; (6) strengthening the supply chain through Defense Production Act Title III and Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) activities; and (7) capturing market data on businesses working in critical and emerging technologies and IBP priority sectors. The template requires applicants to propose specific numeric targets for each metric and provide supporting narrative justification. Note that the FY27 performance and financial reporting templates will be distributed at a later date.