| Program/Field Offices and Labs | Alliance for Sustainable Energy (NREL) | Argonne National Laboratory | * DOE Headquarters | Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory | Los Alamos Nat'l Lab | Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) managed by ORAU | Oak Ridge Nat'l Lab | Thomas Jefferson Nat'l Accelerator Facility |
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| MPP Contact Information | Rexann Dunn | Lee Zachos | LaTonya Poole (DOE MPP Manager) | Joe Collins | James Carrigan | Rebecca Crowe | Cassandra McGee Stuart | Danny Lloyd |
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| Formal Application Process | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Application Review Board | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Number of Protégés Selected Annually | One (1) | One | No Limit | One (1) | One annually however no more than 3 at one time | No more than 5 at a time | SBs biennially; HBCUs every 3 years | 1 every 3 years |
| Application Submission Date(s) | N/A | All Year | All Year | All Year | August Only | All Year | Generally Oct. - Dec. of selection year | 6-8 months prior to the expiring agreement |
| Eligible Protégés | All SB concerns | all small busines concerns | **All small business concerns | Any small business concern | Same as DOE HQ OSDBU | Same as DOE HQ OSDBU | Same as DOE HQ OSDBU | Same as DOE HQOSDBU |
| Protégés past performance with DOE | Not required | not required | No past perfromance with DOE required | Not required | Protégé must have one existing contract with LANL | Not mandatory but reference checks are made | Proteges must have had at least one subcontract with ORNL | Not mandatory but reference checks are made |
| Eligible Mentors | Internal Staff | Internal Staff | All prime contractors performing atleast one DOE contract | FNAL | All prime contractors performing atleast one DOE contract | All prime contractors performing atleast one DOE contract | All prime contractors performing atleast one DOE contract | All prime contractors performing atleast one DOE contract |
| Benefit(s) for Mentors | Foster business relationships; establish qualified sources; support small business goals/outreach | foster business relationships; establish qualified sources; support small business goals/outreach | Subcontracting plan credit and/or award fee incentives | Foster business relationships; establish qualified sources; support small business goals/outreach | Subcontracting plan credit and/or award fee incentives | Subcontracting plan credit and/or award fee incentives | Subcontracting plan credit and/or award fee incentives | Balance Scorecard |
| Benefit(s) for Protégés | Non-competitive subcontract or task ordering agreement | exposure to more subcontractting opportunities | Non-competitive subcontract | Improve business by receiving developmental assistance | Non-competitive subcontract | Mentoring Opportunities, Potential for Non-competitive subcontract | Non-competitive subcontract | Non-competitive subcontract and assiting with their outreach to other DOE labs |
| Length of Agreements | Currently two years with modification to extend MPA to match PoP to end date of TOA if different from MPA | three years | Currently no term. Two (2) year base with three (3) one year options is common practice | One (1) year base with two (2) year option | Currently no term. Two (2) year base with three (3) one year options is common practice | One or Two year base and two (2) one year options | 2 years for small businesses; 3 years for HBCUs | 3 years |
| Subcontract Award Value Thresholds Per Agreement for Non-Construction (incl. options) | Currently no thresholds | None | Currently no thresholds. 8(A) threshold of 4M is common practice | None | Currently no thresdholds | Currently no thresdholds | Currently no thresdholds | Currently no thresdholds |
| Subcontract Award Value Thresholds Per Agreement for Construction (incl. options) | Currently no thresholds | none | Currently no thresholds. 8(A) threshold of 6.5M is common practice | None | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Other (common practice(s)) | agreements have been extended to small businesses in the R&D space to facilitate CRADA process | Protégés can be mentored under a new agreement under a new NAIC | Must not have been awarded any federal government prime contracts valued over >SBA 8(a) program thresholds of $6.5M including options for construction contracts and $4M for non-construction contracts. | Must be first time participant in program; Selection made by cross-functional team | Letter lf Interest and Capabilities package required | |||
| Reporting Requirements | Semi-annually and final report to DOE HQ | Semi-annually and final report to DOE HQ | Semi-annually and final report to DOE HQ | Semi Annual and Final Report | Semi-annually and final report to DOE HQ | Semi-annually and final report to DOE HQ | Semi-annually and final report to DOE HQ | Semi-annually and final report to DOE HQ |
| Website to obtain Additional Information | Website | Website | Website | Website | Website | Website | Website | Website |
* Please Note: DOE organizations, labs and field offices not included on the table follow the DOE HQ MPP program requirements.
** Small disadvantaged firms certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (8(a), other small disadvantaged businesses, women-owned small businesses, Historically Black Colleges and Universities and other minority institutions of higher learning and small business concerns owned and controlled by service disabled veterans.