MWSBE_Mentor_Protege_Development_Plan_Form.docx

The Mentor Protege Development Plan Form is a structured template used by the Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MWSBE) Division to guide and document mentorship relationships between established firms and developing minority or women-owned businesses. The form serves as an annual planning and progress-tracking document that is jointly completed by mentor and protege firms and submitted to the MWSBE Division. The document requires identification of the protege's background and experience, including personnel numbers and types, capital amounts, equipment inventory with values, and targeted project types. The plan encompasses four key assistance areas: management and technical assistance related to internal business processes and systems; financial assistance through equity investments, loans, or bonding; contracting assistance including navigation of the procurement process and development of local government contracting capacity; and business development support covering strategic planning, market identification, and contracting opportunity identification. Annual updates are required to document progress against previously established goals and to identify new developmental objectives for the protege firm.

In the context of Leon County's RFP #BC-2025-040 for Building Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical and Fire Protection Engineer Professional Services, the county has established MWSBE participation goals of 8% for Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and 6% for Women Business Enterprise (WBE), with scoring incentives of up to 10 points available for firms achieving these goals and an additional 2 points for firms participating in joint ventures, partnerships, mentor-protege relationships, or apprenticeship programs. This structure directly encourages qualified firms to leverage mentor-protege relationships documented through this development plan form as a means of enhancing their competitive positioning while simultaneously supporting the growth and capacity development of smaller minority and women-owned engineering firms capable of providing specialized services on projects valued between $10,000 and $4,000,000.