Small Business Contracting: DOD Should Take Actions to Ensure that its Pilot Mentor-Protege Program Enhances the Capabilities of Protege Firms

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Abstract:

DODs Pilot Mentor-Protege Program was first authorized as a pilot program in 1990 and has been repeatedly renewed as a pilot program, most recently through September 30, 2018. For fiscal year 2016, total funding for this program was $28.3 million. The joint explanatory statement to accompany the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 includes a provision for GAO to report on DOD's pilot program. This report examines, among other things, (1) DOD's procedures for approving mentor-protg agreements and (2) DOD's performance measures for the program. GAO analyzed DOD guidance, reviewed a randomly selected probability sample of active DOD mentor-protege agreements and estimated their completeness at a 95 percent confidence interval, reviewed DOD's annual program reports for fiscal years 2011 through 2015, and interviewed agency officials.

Author(s):
Shear, William B. ; Hamlett, Marshall ; , ; Diaz, Abiud A. ; Gomez, Isidro ; Graham, Farrah ; Molino, Marc ; Sandler, Jessica ; Schwartz, Jennifer
Author Organization(s):
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
Funding Organization(s):
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC, WASHINGTON DC , DC
Document Type:
Technical Report/Congressional Report
Publication Date:
2017 Apr 11
Pagination:
51

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Distribution Code:
A - Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement: Public Release

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Collection: TRECMS
Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
Human Systems
Descriptor(s):
business administration, national security, united states government, personnel management, congress, department of defense, national governments, contractors, contracts, governments, small business, air force, procurement, accountability, commerce, standards, education
Keyword(s):
DCMA(DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY), HUBZONE(HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESS ZONE), NAICS(NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM), NDAA(NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT), OSBP(OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS), SBA(SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION)
Subject Categories:
Behavioral and Social Sciences; Behavioral and Social Sciences
Creation Date:
2022 Jun 28
Update Date:
2022 Aug 12