USAF Fiscal Year 2025 Mentor Protege Program Open Call
Closed Special Notice Posted
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District Washington
Headquarters Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Place of performance
- United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Air Force has issued a Special Notice for its Fiscal Year 2025 Mentor Protege Program (MPP) Open Call, administered by the Secretary of the Air Force, Office of Small Business Programs (SAF/SBP). This opportunity is designed to support small businesses by partnering them with established firms to develop technical and business capabilities for performing Department of Defense (DoD) contracts and subcontracts. The notice is published by the Department of the Air Force Headquarters District Washington and represents a two-step process for potential participants. The Open Call will remain open for submissions until January 31, 2025, inviting firms to respond to the attached announcement and its 11 supporting attachments. This is not considered a formal solicitation, but rather an initial invitation for interested companies to submit tentative agreement packages.
The primary objective of the Mentor Protege Program is to assist disadvantaged small businesses by providing developmental assistance through partnerships with established firms. Eligible mentors must have received DoD contracts or subcontracts worth at least $25 million in the previous fiscal year, while proteges must qualify as HUBZone, women-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, tribal-owned, Native Hawaiian-owned, or socially/economically disadvantaged businesses. Agreements require a minimum of 50% engineering and technical assistance, with typical annual cost reimbursement around $500,000. The program includes a Protege Pilot Initiative allowing proteges to receive up to 25% additional reimbursement for engineering, software development, or manufacturing customization activities. Proposals must support either a DoD/DAF Program of Record, align with mission needs, or increase the likelihood of technology transition or commercialization. Successful applicants will first submit a Tentative Agreement Package and, if selected, will then be invited to submit a full proposal including comprehensive cost and technical information.
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Update #8 · Latest ·
Feb. 28, 2025 UPDATE: ***THE NEW DUE DATE IS FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2025.***
Feb. 24, 2025 UPDATE:***For clarification: To answer regarding the page limit of 25 pages, we (the Government) are including what is in Attachment 11 and are excluding Attachment 3 Developmental Assistance Approach with WBS from the page count. FY25 MPP OPEN CALL Applications are still due on Feb., 28, 2025, at 3:00 PM EST.***
Jan. 2, 2025 UPDATE:***Today the submission date for the FY25 MPP OPEN CALL Applications has been extended to Feb., 28, 2025, at 3:00 PM EST.***
Dec. 31, 2024 UPDATE:***Today the Questions and Answers from the 18DEC24 "Ask Me Anything" has been attached to this notice.***
Dec. 30, 2024 UPDATE:***Today the PowerPoint from the December 2024 "Ask Me Anything" has been attached to this notice.***
UPDATE: ***The Dept. of the Air Force is holding an online "Ask Me Anything" about the Air Force FY25 Mentor Protege Program (MPP). David Sikora, Program Manager for the Sec. of the Air Force's Small Business Program's Mentor Protege Program, will brief attendees on the basics of the current Open Call Mentor Protege Program on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024 EST, starting at 3:00 PM EST. Mr. Sikora, MSgt Kyle Mead, the Contracting Officer, and Ms. Moira McLaughlin, will be available until all questions have been answered. Interested vendors may join via MS TEAMS for video or dial in at the numbers below. Application packages may still be submitted until Jan 31, 2025.
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device: https://dod.teams.microsoft.us/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmeetup-join%2F19%3Adod%3Ameeting_5e34afede8834382b04c08766ad06ce0%40thread.v2%2F0%3Fcontext%3D%257b%2522Tid%2522%253a%25228331b18d-2d87-48ef-a35f-ac8818ebf9b4%2522%252c%2522Oid%2522%253a%252215a6fa63-0f6f-4c7c-9719-8adece13cf22%2522%257d%26CT%3D1734021903741%26OR%3DOutlook-Body%26CID%3DDB8D658F-6FF0-4B70-A387-9B3CA31DBEED%26anon%3Dtrue&type=meetup-join&deeplinkId=8f9b8119-d1e9-4ed8-851d-0cd004994d6d&directDl=true&msLaunch=true&enableMobilePage=true&suppressPrompt=true
Meeting ID: 993 865 954 135
Or call in (audio only) Dial in by phone: +1 410-874-6740,,127171842# United States, Odenton. Phone conference ID: 127 171 842#. Note: Dial-in is unavailable if a conference ID is not present in the meeting invite. Conferences supporting dial-in can also be reached using DSN equivalents. Commercial:1-410-874-6740 or 1-410-874-6750. DSN:322-874-6740 or 322-874-6750.***
The United States Air Force invites firms to respond to the attached Open Call Announcement for Mentor Protege Tentative Agreement Packages. This is a two-step process. Step 1: This Open Call will open from now until January 31, 2025, to receive responses. These package submisstions are for the Fiscal Year 2025 Department of the Air Force Mentor Protege Program (MPP), Secretary of the Air Force, Office of Small Business Programs (SAF/SBP). Please see the attached full announcement and its 11 attachments. This is NOT a formal solicitation. In Step 2, Offerors whose tentative packages are approved by the SAF/SBP Director will be asked by the contracts office (AFDW/PK) to submit the completed Mentor Protege Agreement (MPA), Technical Proposal and a Cost Proposal. Please see the attached for details.
**On December 2, the main announcement, FY25 DAF Mentor Protege OPEN CALL Announcement 22NOV24_F is posted, which had been inadvertently missed.**
Update #7 ·
Feb. 24, 2025 UPDATE:***For clarification: To answer question regarding the page limit of 25 pages, we (the Government) are including what is in Attachment 11 and are excluding Attachment 3 Developmental Assistance Approach with WBS from the page count. FY25 MPP OPEN CALL Applications are still due on Feb., 28, 2025, at 3:00 PM EST.***
Jan. 2, 2025 UPDATE:***Today the submission date for the FY25 MPP OPEN CALL Applications has been extended to Feb., 28, 2025, at 3:00 PM EST.***
Dec. 31, 2024 UPDATE:***Today the Questions and Answers from the 18DEC24 "Ask Me Anything" has been attached to this notice.***
Dec. 30, 2024 UPDATE:***Today the PowerPoint from the December 2024 "Ask Me Anything" has been attached to this notice.***
UPDATE: ***The Dept. of the Air Force is holding an online "Ask Me Anything" about the Air Force FY25 Mentor Protege Program (MPP). David Sikora, Program Manager for the Sec. of the Air Force's Small Business Program's Mentor Protege Program, will brief attendees on the basics of the current Open Call Mentor Protege Program on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024 EST, starting at 3:00 PM EST. Mr. Sikora, MSgt Kyle Mead, the Contracting Officer, and Ms. Moira McLaughlin, will be available until all questions have been answered. Interested vendors may join via MS TEAMS for video or dial in at the numbers below. Application packages may still be submitted until Jan 31, 2025.
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device: https://dod.teams.microsoft.us/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmeetup-join%2F19%3Adod%3Ameeting_5e34afede8834382b04c08766ad06ce0%40thread.v2%2F0%3Fcontext%3D%257b%2522Tid%2522%253a%25228331b18d-2d87-48ef-a35f-ac8818ebf9b4%2522%252c%2522Oid%2522%253a%252215a6fa63-0f6f-4c7c-9719-8adece13cf22%2522%257d%26CT%3D1734021903741%26OR%3DOutlook-Body%26CID%3DDB8D658F-6FF0-4B70-A387-9B3CA31DBEED%26anon%3Dtrue&type=meetup-join&deeplinkId=8f9b8119-d1e9-4ed8-851d-0cd004994d6d&directDl=true&msLaunch=true&enableMobilePage=true&suppressPrompt=true
Meeting ID: 993 865 954 135
Or call in (audio only) Dial in by phone: +1 410-874-6740,,127171842# United States, Odenton. Phone conference ID: 127 171 842#. Note: Dial-in is unavailable if a conference ID is not present in the meeting invite. Conferences supporting dial-in can also be reached using DSN equivalents. Commercial:1-410-874-6740 or 1-410-874-6750. DSN:322-874-6740 or 322-874-6750.***
The United States Air Force invites firms to respond to the attached Open Call Announcement for Mentor Protege Tentative Agreement Packages. This is a two-step process. Step 1: This Open Call will open from now until January 31, 2025, to receive responses. These package submisstions are for the Fiscal Year 2025 Department of the Air Force Mentor Protege Program (MPP), Secretary of the Air Force, Office of Small Business Programs (SAF/SBP). Please see the attached full announcement and its 11 attachments. This is NOT a formal solicitation. In Step 2, Offerors whose tentative packages are approved by the SAF/SBP Director will be asked by the contracts office (AFDW/PK) to submit the completed Mentor Protege Agreement (MPA), Technical Proposal and a Cost Proposal. Please see the attached for details.
**On December 2, the main announcement, FY25 DAF Mentor Protege OPEN CALL Announcement 22NOV24_F is posted, which had been inadvertently missed.**
Update #6 ·
Jan. 2, 2025 UPDATE:***Today the submission date for the FY25 MPP OPEN CALL Applications has been extended to Feb., 28, 2025, at 3:00 PM EST.***
Dec. 31, 2024 UPDATE:***Today the Questions and Answers from the 18DEC24 "Ask Me Anything" has been attached to this notice.***
Dec. 30, 2024 UPDATE:***Today the PowerPoint from the December 2024 "Ask Me Anything" has been attached to this notice.***
UPDATE: ***The Dept. of the Air Force is holding an online "Ask Me Anything" about the Air Force FY25 Mentor Protege Program (MPP). David Sikora, Program Manager for the Sec. of the Air Force's Small Business Program's Mentor Protege Program, will brief attendees on the basics of the current Open Call Mentor Protege Program on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024 EST, starting at 3:00 PM EST. Mr. Sikora, MSgt Kyle Mead, the Contracting Officer, and Ms. Moira McLaughlin, will be available until all questions have been answered. Interested vendors may join via MS TEAMS for video or dial in at the numbers below. Application packages may still be submitted until Jan 31, 2025.
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device: https://dod.teams.microsoft.us/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmeetup-join%2F19%3Adod%3Ameeting_5e34afede8834382b04c08766ad06ce0%40thread.v2%2F0%3Fcontext%3D%257b%2522Tid%2522%253a%25228331b18d-2d87-48ef-a35f-ac8818ebf9b4%2522%252c%2522Oid%2522%253a%252215a6fa63-0f6f-4c7c-9719-8adece13cf22%2522%257d%26CT%3D1734021903741%26OR%3DOutlook-Body%26CID%3DDB8D658F-6FF0-4B70-A387-9B3CA31DBEED%26anon%3Dtrue&type=meetup-join&deeplinkId=8f9b8119-d1e9-4ed8-851d-0cd004994d6d&directDl=true&msLaunch=true&enableMobilePage=true&suppressPrompt=true
Meeting ID: 993 865 954 135
Or call in (audio only) Dial in by phone: +1 410-874-6740,,127171842# United States, Odenton. Phone conference ID: 127 171 842#. Note: Dial-in is unavailable if a conference ID is not present in the meeting invite. Conferences supporting dial-in can also be reached using DSN equivalents. Commercial:1-410-874-6740 or 1-410-874-6750. DSN:322-874-6740 or 322-874-6750.***
The United States Air Force invites firms to respond to the attached Open Call Announcement for Mentor Protege Tentative Agreement Packages. This is a two-step process. Step 1: This Open Call will open from now until January 31, 2025, to receive responses. These package submisstions are for the Fiscal Year 2025 Department of the Air Force Mentor Protege Program (MPP), Secretary of the Air Force, Office of Small Business Programs (SAF/SBP). Please see the attached full announcement and its 11 attachments. This is NOT a formal solicitation. In Step 2, Offerors whose tentative packages are approved by the SAF/SBP Director will be asked by the contracts office (AFDW/PK) to submit the completed Mentor Protege Agreement (MPA), Technical Proposal and a Cost Proposal. Please see the attached for details.
**On December 2, the main announcement, FY25 DAF Mentor Protege OPEN CALL Announcement 22NOV24_F is posted, which had been inadvertently missed.**
Update #5 ·
Dec. 31, 2024 UPDATE:***Today the Questions and Answers from the 18DEC24 "Ask Me Anything" has been attached to this notice.***
Dec. 30, 2024 UPDATE:***Today the PowerPoint from the December 2024 "Ask Me Anything" has been attached to this notice.***
UPDATE: ***The Dept. of the Air Force is holding an online "Ask Me Anything" about the Air Force FY25 Mentor Protege Program (MPP). David Sikora, Program Manager for the Sec. of the Air Force's Small Business Program's Mentor Protege Program, will brief attendees on the basics of the current Open Call Mentor Protege Program on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024 EST, starting at 3:00 PM EST. Mr. Sikora, MSgt Kyle Mead, the Contracting Officer, and Ms. Moira McLaughlin, will be available until all questions have been answered. Interested vendors may join via MS TEAMS for video or dial in at the numbers below. Application packages may still be submitted until Jan 31, 2025.
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device: https://dod.teams.microsoft.us/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmeetup-join%2F19%3Adod%3Ameeting_5e34afede8834382b04c08766ad06ce0%40thread.v2%2F0%3Fcontext%3D%257b%2522Tid%2522%253a%25228331b18d-2d87-48ef-a35f-ac8818ebf9b4%2522%252c%2522Oid%2522%253a%252215a6fa63-0f6f-4c7c-9719-8adece13cf22%2522%257d%26CT%3D1734021903741%26OR%3DOutlook-Body%26CID%3DDB8D658F-6FF0-4B70-A387-9B3CA31DBEED%26anon%3Dtrue&type=meetup-join&deeplinkId=8f9b8119-d1e9-4ed8-851d-0cd004994d6d&directDl=true&msLaunch=true&enableMobilePage=true&suppressPrompt=true
Meeting ID: 993 865 954 135
Or call in (audio only) Dial in by phone: +1 410-874-6740,,127171842# United States, Odenton. Phone conference ID: 127 171 842#. Note: Dial-in is unavailable if a conference ID is not present in the meeting invite. Conferences supporting dial-in can also be reached using DSN equivalents. Commercial:1-410-874-6740 or 1-410-874-6750. DSN:322-874-6740 or 322-874-6750.***
The United States Air Force invites firms to respond to the attached Open Call Announcement for Mentor Protege Tentative Agreement Packages. This is a two-step process. Step 1: This Open Call will open from now until January 31, 2025, to receive responses. These package submisstions are for the Fiscal Year 2025 Department of the Air Force Mentor Protege Program (MPP), Secretary of the Air Force, Office of Small Business Programs (SAF/SBP). Please see the attached full announcement and its 11 attachments. This is NOT a formal solicitation. In Step 2, Offerors whose tentative packages are approved by the SAF/SBP Director will be asked by the contracts office (AFDW/PK) to submit the completed Mentor Protege Agreement (MPA), Technical Proposal and a Cost Proposal. Please see the attached for details.
**On December 2, the main announcement, FY25 DAF Mentor Protege OPEN CALL Announcement 22NOV24_F is posted, which had been inadvertently missed.**
Update #4 ·
Dec. 30, 2024 UPDATE:***Today the PowerPoint from the December 2024 "Ask Me Anything" has been attached to this notice.***
UPDATE: ***The Dept. of the Air Force is holding an online "Ask Me Anything" about the Air Force FY25 Mentor Protege Program (MPP). David Sikora, Program Manager for the Sec. of the Air Force's Small Business Program's Mentor Protege Program, will brief attendees on the basics of the current Open Call Mentor Protege Program on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024 EST, starting at 3:00 PM EST. Mr. Sikora, MSgt Kyle Mead, the Contracting Officer, and Ms. Moira McLaughlin, will be available until all questions have been answered. Interested vendors may join via MS TEAMS for video or dial in at the numbers below. Application packages may still be submitted until Jan 31, 2025.
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device: https://dod.teams.microsoft.us/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmeetup-join%2F19%3Adod%3Ameeting_5e34afede8834382b04c08766ad06ce0%40thread.v2%2F0%3Fcontext%3D%257b%2522Tid%2522%253a%25228331b18d-2d87-48ef-a35f-ac8818ebf9b4%2522%252c%2522Oid%2522%253a%252215a6fa63-0f6f-4c7c-9719-8adece13cf22%2522%257d%26CT%3D1734021903741%26OR%3DOutlook-Body%26CID%3DDB8D658F-6FF0-4B70-A387-9B3CA31DBEED%26anon%3Dtrue&type=meetup-join&deeplinkId=8f9b8119-d1e9-4ed8-851d-0cd004994d6d&directDl=true&msLaunch=true&enableMobilePage=true&suppressPrompt=true
Meeting ID: 993 865 954 135
Or call in (audio only) Dial in by phone: +1 410-874-6740,,127171842# United States, Odenton. Phone conference ID: 127 171 842#. Note: Dial-in is unavailable if a conference ID is not present in the meeting invite. Conferences supporting dial-in can also be reached using DSN equivalents. Commercial:1-410-874-6740 or 1-410-874-6750. DSN:322-874-6740 or 322-874-6750.***
The United States Air Force invites firms to respond to the attached Open Call Announcement for Mentor Protege Tentative Agreement Packages. This is a two-step process. Step 1: This Open Call will open from now until January 31, 2025, to receive responses. These package submisstions are for the Fiscal Year 2025 Department of the Air Force Mentor Protege Program (MPP), Secretary of the Air Force, Office of Small Business Programs (SAF/SBP). Please see the attached full announcement and its 11 attachments. This is NOT a formal solicitation. In Step 2, Offerors whose tentative packages are approved by the SAF/SBP Director will be asked by the contracts office (AFDW/PK) to submit the completed Mentor Protege Agreement (MPA), Technical Proposal and a Cost Proposal. Please see the attached for details.
**On December 2, the main announcement, FY25 DAF Mentor Protege OPEN CALL Announcement 22NOV24_F is posted, which had been inadvertently missed.**
Update #3 ·
UPDATE: ***The Dept. of the Air Force is holding an online "Ask Me Anything" about the Air Force FY25 Mentor Protege Program (MPP). David Sikora, Program Manager for the Sec. of the Air Force's Small Business Program's Mentor Protege Program, will brief attendees on the basics of the current Open Call Mentor Protege Program on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024 EST, starting at 3:00 PM EST. Mr. Sikora, MSgt Kyle Mead, the Contracting Officer, and Ms. Moira McLaughlin, will be available until all questions have been answered. Interested vendors may join via MS TEAMS for video or dial in at the numbers below. Application packages may still be submitted until Jan 31, 2025.
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device: https://dod.teams.microsoft.us/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmeetup-join%2F19%3Adod%3Ameeting_5e34afede8834382b04c08766ad06ce0%40thread.v2%2F0%3Fcontext%3D%257b%2522Tid%2522%253a%25228331b18d-2d87-48ef-a35f-ac8818ebf9b4%2522%252c%2522Oid%2522%253a%252215a6fa63-0f6f-4c7c-9719-8adece13cf22%2522%257d%26CT%3D1734021903741%26OR%3DOutlook-Body%26CID%3DDB8D658F-6FF0-4B70-A387-9B3CA31DBEED%26anon%3Dtrue&type=meetup-join&deeplinkId=8f9b8119-d1e9-4ed8-851d-0cd004994d6d&directDl=true&msLaunch=true&enableMobilePage=true&suppressPrompt=true
Meeting ID: 993 865 954 135
Or call in (audio only) Dial in by phone: +1 410-874-6740,,127171842# United States, Odenton. Phone conference ID: 127 171 842#. Note: Dial-in is unavailable if a conference ID is not present in the meeting invite. Conferences supporting dial-in can also be reached using DSN equivalents. Commercial:1-410-874-6740 or 1-410-874-6750. DSN:322-874-6740 or 322-874-6750.***
The United States Air Force invites firms to respond to the attached Open Call Announcement for Mentor Protege Tentative Agreement Packages. This is a two-step process. Step 1: This Open Call will open from now until January 31, 2025, to receive responses. These package submisstions are for the Fiscal Year 2025 Department of the Air Force Mentor Protege Program (MPP), Secretary of the Air Force, Office of Small Business Programs (SAF/SBP). Please see the attached full announcement and its 11 attachments. This is NOT a formal solicitation. In Step 2, Offerors whose tentative packages are approved by the SAF/SBP Director will be asked by the contracts office (AFDW/PK) to submit the completed Mentor Protege Agreement (MPA), Technical Proposal and a Cost Proposal. Please see the attached for details.
**On December 2, the main announcement, FY25 DAF Mentor Protege OPEN CALL Announcement 22NOV24_F is posted, which had been inadvertently missed.**
Update #2 ·
The United States Air Force invites firms to respond to the attached Open Call Announcement for Mentor Protege Tentative Agreement Packages. This is a two-step process. Step 1: This Open Call will open from now until January 31, 2025, to receive responses. These package submisstions are for the Fiscal Year 2025 Department of the Air Force Mentor Protege Program (MPP), Secretary of the Air Force, Office of Small Business Programs (SAF/SBP). Please see the attached full announcement and its 11 attachments. This is NOT a formal solicitation. In Step 2, Offerors whose tentative packages are approved by the SAF/SBP Director will be asked by the contracts office (AFDW/PK) to submit the completed Mentor Protege Agreement (MPA), Technical Proposal and a Cost Proposal. Please see the attached for details. **On December 2, the main announcement, FY25 DAF Mentor Protege OPEN CALL Announcement 22NOV24_F is posted, which had been inadvertently missed.**
Update #1 ·
The United States Air Force invites firms to respond to the attached Open Call Announcement for Mentor Protege Tentative Agreement Packages. This is a two-step process. Step 1: This Open Call will open from now until January 31, 2025, to receive responses. These package submisstions are for the Fiscal Year 2025 Department of the Air Force Mentor Protege Program (MPP), Secretary of the Air Force, Office of Small Business Programs (SAF/SBP). Please see the attached full announcement and its 11 attachments. This is NOT a formal solicitation. In Step 2, Offerors whose tentative packages are approved by the SAF/SBP Director will be asked by the contracts office (AFDW/PK) to submit the completed Mentor Protege Agreement (MPA), Technical Proposal and a Cost Proposal. Please see the attached for details.
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