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Acquisition and Small Business Update 

April 5, 2022 

Lisa K. Swan, SES 

Director, Acquisition, Contracts, and Logistics Directorate 

Senior Procurement Executive 

(703) 797-7900 

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Agenda 

• How DTRA Acquires 

• What DTRA Acquires 

• DTRA Small Business Goals and Achievements 

• Tips for Finding Opportunities 

• DoD Mentor-Protégé Program 

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How DTRA Acquires 

• FAR/DFARS-Based Contracting 

• DTRA utilizes 8(a) direct awards when appropriate (e.g. the requirement meets the 

threshold, the 8(a) firm is capable, and the price is reasonable) 

• Other Transactional Authority 

• Science and Technology Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) 

• Joint Program Executive Office Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Consortium 

• Defense Innovation Units 

• Unsolicited Proposals 

• Research and Development through BAAs 

• Small Business Innovative Research and Small Business Technology 

Transfer Programs 

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Description Dollars 

541990 ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND $279,568,055.16 TECHNICAL SERVICES 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, 

541712 ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT $226,636,663.64 

BIOTECHNOLOGY 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, 

541715 ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT $123,269,268.98 

NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 

541512 COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES $47,764,015.74 

541519 OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES $35,875,419.36 

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What DTRA Acquires: Top 5 in FY21 

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NAICS Description # of SB Actions 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, 

541715 ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT 241 

NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) 

541519 OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES 68 

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541513 COMPUTER FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES 39 

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541714 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY 78 (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY) 

541512 COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES 59 II 

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What DTRA Acquires: Top 5 to SB in FY21 

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Category Goal FY20 FY21 

Small Business 18.00% 24.99% 27.59% 

Small Disadvantaged Business 5.00% 9.65% 17.68% 

Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business 3.00% 2.85% 4.39% 

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Women Owned Small Business 5.00% 3.21 % 4. 76% 

HUBZone Small Business 3.00% 0.97% 1.49% 

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DTRA Small Business Goals for FY20-21 

Source: FPDS-NG as of 10/5/21 

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DTRA Small Business Goal Achievement 

Category Goal FY20 Difference 

Small Business 25.00% 29.61% 4.61% 

Small Disadvantaged Business 18.79% 24.55% 5.76% 

Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business 3.00% 1.82% -1.18% 

Women Owned Small Business 5.00% 3.76% -1.24% 

HUBZone Small Business 3.00% 0.40% -2.60% 

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Source: FPDS-NG as of 3/10/22 

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Tips for Finding Opportunities 

• The DTRA Office of Small Business Programs Acquisition Forecast 

https://www.dtra.mil/Work-With-Us/Office-of-Small-Business. 

• Respond to Sources Sought Notices and Requests for Information 

• Include the capabilities of teaming partners 

• Include information about company financial responsibility (e.g. letters of credit, 

lines of credit, etc.) 

• Visit SAM.gov 

• Use keyword searches, socioeconomic searches, agency searches, geographic 

searches 

• Register as an interested vendor for specific opportunities to receive automatic 

notices about that opportunity 

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Tips for Finding Opportunities (cont.) 

• Use Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) 

• For general public accounts, DoD data is delayed by 90 days for security reasons 

• You can apply for an individual account and that data is not delayed 

• Great market research tool for upcoming opportunities 

• Know Your Target Customer 

• Standard Operating Procedures; most DTRA contracts require facility clearances 

• Mission and Organizational Structure 

• Required Sources of Supplies and Services 

• Request a meeting with DTRA Office of Small Business Programs at 

dtra-sb-outreach@mail.mil 

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DoD Mentor Protégé Program (MPP) 

• Provides incentives to Federal Contractors to develop small businesses 

in order to strengthen the industrial base 

• Three kinds of Mentor-Protégé Agreements 

o Reimbursable – Mentor is paid for allowable expenses 

o Credit – Mentor receives small business subcontracting credit 

o Hybrid – One year of reimbursable and one year of credit 

• DTRA implemented the DoD MPP 

o We will be releasing a BAA call for white papers in the next 2 months. 

o White papers discuss how the proposed technology transfer will benefit the Protégé and 

DoD/DTRA/Combatant Commanders in their mission priorities 

o Mentors with the most promising technology transfer in their MPAs will be invited to propose 

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Questions? 

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