Attachment_05_SB_Participation_Plan_Format.doc

ATTACHMENT 05

SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION PLAN (FORMAT)

Factor Three (3) All offerors (both large and small businesses) are required to complete a Small Business Participation Plan. Offerors should propose the level of participation of small businesses (as a small business prime and/or small business subcontractors) in the performance of the acquisition relative to the objectives/goals set forth in the evaluation of this area.

(a) Check the applicable size and categories for the PRIME offeror only -- Check all applicable boxes:

{ } Large Prime

{ } Historically Black Colleges or Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU) or

{ } Small Business Prime; also categorized as a

{ } Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB)

{ } Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB)

{ } Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUB Zone) Small Business

{ } Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB)

{ } Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)

(b) Submit the total combined percentage of work to be performed by both large and small businesses (include the percentage of work to be performed both by Prime and Subcontractors):

Note: In order to comply with the requirements for the Small Business Participation Plan, the offeror has to base their percentages on TOTAL ACQUISITION VALUE.

For the plan, use this format, as follows:

% of total

Acquisition

Acquisition Value Value

1) Percentage and dollar value of your participation as Prime:

2) Total Percentage planned for Large Business subcontracts:

3) Total Percentage planned for Small Business subcontracts:

Total Contract Capacity*

100%

*The totals for 1, 2, and 3 above must equal this total contract dollar capacity and percentage.

(c) Please indicate the total percentage of participation to be performed by each type of subcategory small business. The percentage of work performed by small Businesses that qualify in multiple small business categories may be counted in each category:

Example: Victory Prop Mgt (WOSB and SDVOSB) performing 2%; and Williams Group (SDB, HubZ and WOSB) performing 3%. Results equate to: SDB 3%; HubZone 3%; WOSB 5%; SDVOSB 2%; VOSB 2%;). SDVOSBs are also VOSBs automatically; however VOSBs are not automatically SDVOSBs.

Small Disadvantaged Business

HUBZone Small Business

Veteran-Owned Small Business

(d) List principal supplies/services to be performed by Small Businesses:

Example: If a small business qualifies also as a WOSB and a SDVOSB, and you can add them to each category below in which they qualify.

Large Business

Total Small Business

Small Disadvantaged Business

Women-Owned Small Business

HUBZone Small Business

Veteran Owned SmallBusiness

Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business

Historically Black Colleges or Universities and Minority Institutions

(e) Describe the extent of commitment to use small businesses (for example, what types of commitments if any are in place for this specific acquisition either – small business prime, written contract, verbal, enforceable, non-enforceable, joint venturing, mentor-protégé, etc.) Offerors shall provide documentation that substantiates the commitment of the teaming partners or key subcontractors listed and include these documents in the Small Business Participation Plan. All letters of commitment, joint venture agreements, teaming agreements are excluded from the page count.

(f) Provide a statement describing extent to which applicable goals were met for the contracts that were previously identified in the proposal that required submission of a Small Business Participation Plan and/or Subcontracting Plan. Copies of eSRS reports may be submitted to validate past performance and will not count against page limitation. Explanation of efforts where goals were not met may also be provided.

Additional Important Note for Other Than Small Businesses ONLY. Small Business Subcontracting Plan is Required (FAR 52.219-9)

Separate from Small Business Participation Plan, other than Small Business offerors must also submit a subcontracting plan meeting the requirements of FAR 52.219-9 and DFARS 252.219-7003 (or DFARS 252.219-7004 if the offeror has a comprehensive subcontracting plan). Other than U.S. Small Businesses must submit acceptable subcontracting plans to be eligible for award. Subcontracting Plans shall reflect and be consistent (in terms of dollar value) with the commitments offered in the Small Business Participation Plan.