UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED

Deter. Prevent. Prevail.

DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY

Lisa K. Swan, SES

Senior Procurement 

Executive

UNCLASSIFIED

Acquisition and Small 

Business Update
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 Unit

• Unsolicited Proposals

• Research and Development through BAAs

• Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology 

Transfer Programs

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What DTRA Buys - Top 6 NAICS Codes by Dollars (FY-22)

NAICS Description Dollars 

541513 COMPUTER FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES $37,060,283.61

541517 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, 

ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY

$21,045,235.74

541712 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, 

ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY

$118,046,511.41

541714 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT 

NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)

$597,473,151.68

541715 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, 

ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT 

NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

$114,985,165.89

541990 ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL 

SERVICES

$284,885,533.85

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What DTRA Buys – Top 6 NAICS Codes to SB by # Actions (FY-22)

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NAICS Description # of SB 

Actions 

541512 COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES 66

541513 COMPUTER FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES 57

541519 OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES 57

541712 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, 

ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT 

BIOTECHNOLOGY

277

541715 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, 

ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT 

NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

324

541990 ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL 

SERVICES 

280
DTRA Small Business Achievement FY21-22

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Category Goal FY21 FY 22

Small Business

18% (FY21) 

25.00% 

(FY22) 27.25% 30.71%

Small Disadvantaged Business 5% (FY21) 

18.79% 

(FY22) 17.26% 21.47%

Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business

3.00% 4.44% 3.61%

Women Owned Small Business

5.00% 4.81% 4.63%

HUBZone Small Business

3.00% 1.51% 0.50%

Source: FPDS-NG as of 11/09/2022
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Small Business FY23 Performance – as of 3/10/2023

Total Small Business Eligible:

Source: SAM.gov 3/10/23

Category Goal Current % Difference Current $ Difference $

Small Business

26.02% 32.79% 6.77% $105,465,682.12 $25,055,824.05

Small 

Disadvantaged 

Business

19.7% 28.65% 8.95% $92,150,696.71 $31,714,647.38

Service-Disabled 

Veteran-Owned 

Small Business

3.00% 1.72% -1.28% $5,538,303.42 -$4,110,879.55

Women-Owned 

Small Business

5.00% 3.86% -1.14% $12,425,498.72 -$3,656,472.89

HUBZone Small 

Business

1.00% 0.36% -0.64% $1,153,405.33 -$8,495,777.64

$321,639,432.28 
Tips for Finding Opportunities

• The DTRA Office of Small Business Programs Acquisition Forecast https://

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

• Use SubNet to find subcontracting opportunities (https://eweb1.sba.gov/subnet/

client/dsp_Landing.cfm) 

• 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 (MPAs)

• Reimbursable – Mentor is paid for allowable expenses

• Credit – Mentor receives small business subcontracting credit 

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

• DTRA implemented the DoD MPP – awarded first MPA Mar ’23

• Next steps:

• We will be releasing a BAA call for white papers in the next month 

• White papers discuss how the proposed technology transfer will benefit the Protégé 

and DoD/DTRA/Combatant Commanders in their mission priorities

• Mentors with the most promising technology transfer in their white papers 

will be invited to propose

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Questions?

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