MBDA VIRTUAL BUSINESS CENTERPRE-APPLICATION CONFERENCE
Notice of Federal Funding Opportunity Number: MBDA-OBD-2019-2006216
June 20, 20193:00 – 4:00pm EDT
Session is focused exclusively on the Notice of Federal Funding Opportunity for the MBDA Virtual Business Center (VBC)
Questions are prompted at designated times and coordinated through conference operator
Please Keep questions relevant to the topic at hand Avoid duplicating questions
PROTOCOL
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Important Dates Pre-Application Conference Objectives and Full Notice MBDA Strategic Alignment and Winning the Future MBDA Program Authority VBC
Framework Cost Sharing Requirements Program Objectives Program Priorities Eligible Service Recipients Work and Technical Requirements Minimum Performance Goals Application and Submission Information Review and Selection Process Award Administration Information Agency Contact Other Information
Questions and Answers
OVERVIEW
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Funding Opportunity # MBDA-OBD-2019-2006126 Competition
– Published Date: June 13, 2019– Deadline Date: July 26, 2019 at 11:59 P.M., E.D.T.
Electronic applications only Anticipated Award
– Start Date: September 1, 2019
IMPORTANT DATES
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Provide a summary review and highlights of the Notice of Federal Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
Direct prospective applicants to full notice information
Highlight key elements
Questions and answers
PRE-APPLICATION CONFERENCEOBJECTIVES
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Go to www.Grants.Gov Select: Search Grants tab Enter Basic Search Criteria:
Keywords: type “MBDA” Select “MBDA-OBD-2019-2006126” under Opportunity Number
FULL NOTICE
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FULL NOTICE (CONTINUED…)
Review all information Select: See Related Documents
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FULL NOTICE (CONTINUED…)
Review information Select: See Related Documents
Part 1
Part 2
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FULL NOTICE (CONTINUED…)
Part 1 Part 2
Note: Proposals must address NOFO Parts 1 and 2
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STRATEGYTo increase the
number of MBEs that gross $1M+ in
revenues
VISIONMBDA is the champion for
minority business enterprises MISSION
To promote the growth of 11 million
minority business enterprises
(MBEs)
M BDA S T R AT E GIC A L IGN ME N T
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By 2044, minorities will comprise the majority of the U.S. population
The number of minority business enterprises (MBEs) is growing faster than non-minority-owned firms, yet only 2% of all MBEs generate $1M+ in annual sales
Meeting the market demand of an estimated 11 million MBEs in the United States and growing 16,000 MBEs to $1M(+) in annual sales each year
Reach and impact more minority businesses in a cost effective manner
Prepare minority businesses for the next industrial wave (e.g., artificial intelligence, internet of things, digital transformation, industry 4.0)
Modernize to meet the needs of MBEs through a digital service delivery model
Improve customer experience
WINNING THE FUTURE
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MBDA is authorized pursuant to Executive Order 11625 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2019, Pub. L. No. 116-6 (2019) to provide financial assistance to public and
private organizations so that they may render technical and management assistance to minority business enterprises and
defray all or part of the costs of pilot or demonstration projects conducted by public or private agencies or
organizations which are designed to overcome the special challenges of minority business enterprises.
PROGRAM AUTHORITY
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NOFO: Open Competition Investment Type: Co-operative Agreement Funding:
$1,300,000 Federal share per year $ 325,000 non-Federal (minimum) share per year
Award Period: 4 year term, funded 1 year at a time Funding for subsequent years contingent on
Availability of funds (as appropriated from Congress) Continued relevance to program objectives Satisfactory performance
Eligible Applicants for VBC Award For-Profit Entities Non-profit Organizations State and Local Government Entities Quasi-Government Entities Tribal Entities Educational Institutions
VBC FRAMEWORK
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Other Criteria that Affect Eligibility Experience in developing, managing,
maintaining an online service delivery portal and customer response operations
Business development expertise
VBC COST SHARING REQUIREMENTS
Cost sharing or matching• Portion of VBC costs not paid by Federal funds• Funds provided by the VBC operator as direct or in-kind contributions
VBC applicants may contribute non-Federal cost share by one or more of the following• Program fees• Applicant cash contributions• Applicant in-kind contributions (i.e., non-cash)• Third party cash• Third party in-kind contributions (includes state or local grant or other support for VBC)Note: cost sharing or matching must be consistent with requirements of 2 CFR §200.306(b)
Minimum non-Federal requirement is $325,000 (i.e., 20% of the total project cost) for each year of the award
Applicants encouraged to provide beyond minimum non-Federal requirement, and will receive bonus points under the competitive evaluation process
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• Provide online management and technical assistance and business development services augmented by VBC technology, staff, strategic partners and subject matter experts
• Deliver management and technical assistance (M&TA) through – Online access
• Including self-help information, resources, tools, search wizards and referrals– One-on-one human interaction consulting services
• Including personalized management and technical assistance– High value technology platforms via strategic partners
• Partners to provide services to MBEs
• Categories of virtual services (includes but not limited to)– MBE registry– Opportunity matching– Business development – M&TA– Access to resources– Directories– Business consulting
VBC PROGRAM OBJECTIVE
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• Provide access to information, resources and counseling that result in discernable growth of minority businesses
• Provide M&TA to MBEs of different sizes, industries and years in business• Play a strategic role in growing MBEs to higher annual revenue• Assist tens of thousands of MBEs in US and US territories• Leverage technology to communicate and interact with MBE clients• Aim its services to address the need for a mobile-first approach (assistance via mobile
devices)• Work collaboratively with MBDA sponsored programs/projects and staff (“MBDA
Network”)• Receive and service MBE referrals from MBDA Network• Refer VBC clients to MBDA Network for specialized assistance
VBC PROGRAM PRIORITIES
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Eligible recipients of VBC services:
MBEs that are owned are owned or controlled by the following persons or groups of persons: African American, Hispanic American, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Native American (including Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, Alaska Native Corporations and Tribal entities), Asian Indian American, and Hasidic Jewish Americans. See 15 C.F.R. §1400.1, 1400.2 and Executive Order 11625.
ELIGIBLE SERVICE RECIPIENTS
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Is a web portal augmented by human service interaction Creates a virtual platform for strategic partners to provide services to minority-
owned businesses Must contain (but not limited to) the following categories of virtual services:
MBE registry, opportunity matching, capital access matching, business development services, management and technical assistance, access to resources, directories, and business consulting
Must allow for personalization of services rendered to MBEs Able to track MBEs served based on services provided through the VBC Assists MBEs of all sizes
VBC WORK REQUIREMENTS
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VBC is required to provide services in 3 basic areas:
Self Help (business information, tools, search wizards, and referrals)
Concierge (business consulting)
Strategic Partner Platform
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VBC Element Break-out:
1. Portal– Offer a virtual service platform to engage MBEs to help them grow– Offer a downloadable MBDA Mobile App– Integrate machine learning– Establish forums that facilitate development approaches for MBDA – Operator will collaborate with MBDA on design, development and continuous
improvement2. Human Interaction
– VBC shall enhance its digital services through human interaction3. Management and Technical Assistance
– VBC shall be capable of providing management and technical assistance to MBEs• Access to markets • Access to Capital/Financing• Access to Teaming
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4. Marketing and Promotion– VBC shall engage in marketing activities that further VBC’s ability to reach and
assist MBEs and achieve performance goals5. Strategic Partners
– VBC will create a virtual platform for strategic partners to provide services to MBEs
– Strategic partners will provide added value to the VBC that extend and/or expand the VBCs capabilities to serve broader groups of MBES and meet (MBE’s) different needs
6. Operational and Performance Management– VBC may offer specialized assistance beyond standard services for fee and/or via
strategic partner platform– Data collected by the VBC shall be shared with MBDA– VBC shall adhere to elements noted under this section
VBC WORK REQUIREMENTS (CONTINUED…)
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Operator must meet certain requirements to the acquisition, installation, configuration, maintenance and security of information technology assets within 90 calendar days after receipt of award.
Encouraged to incorporate cloud based solutions for the delivery of services including (but not limited to) software-as-a-service, platform-as-a-service, infrastructure-as-a-service
Data Ownership and Security Mobile Workstations User Responsibilities Website Time for Compliance Performance System Data Integrity Management of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and Business
Identifiable Information (BII)
VBC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS
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VBC operator must use a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) certified system
FedRAMP is a Federal government-wide program that provides standardized approach for cloud-based systems (see https://www.fedramp.gov)
VBC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS (CONTINUED…)
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VBC shall: Ensure all processes, procedures and equipment associated with PII/BII
comply with all laws, regulations Adhere to security mandates as defined by NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-
61 Revision 4 or later Align with incident categories and timelines referenced in Table J-1 of NIST
SP 800-61 Adhere to U.S. government policies developed to safeguard the
confidentiality, integrity and availability of MBDA data that may contain PII/BII
VBC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS (CONTINUED…)
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MINIMUM PERFORMANCE GOALS
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Performance Measures and Minimum Goals
Year 1 Year 2 Years 3 & 4
Number of Impressions 275,000 1,100,000 1,155,000
Number of Customers Served 137,500 550,000 577,500
Number of Clients Served 38,500 154,000 161,700
Number of Client Engagements Completed 19,250 77,000 80,850
Dollar Value of Awarded Transactions $51,012,500 $204,050,000 $208,131,000
Client Satisfaction/Experience Rating 75% 75% 75%
Number of Success Stories 193 2,310 2,356
Service Optimization --- --- ---
Year 1 performance is discounted from the projected baseline as reflected in Year 2. It is anticipated that the VBC will require time for start-up activities, implementation of strategic partner platform services and need for building market awareness in Year 1. Once operational the VBC will have annual stretch goals.
Applicants are encouraged to propose beyond minimum values listed.
Available via www.Grants.gov Content and Form of Application
Detailed applicant narrative with defined sections Detailed budget with narratives for each performance year Required attachments and certain Standard Forms (SF) Department of Commerce (CD) Forms
APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION
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Applicant Narrative (75 points) Capability
Organizational Background and Knowledge of (MBE) Community Mission Alignment (to VBC objectives) Business Consulting Access to Contracts Access to Capital/Financing Key Staff
Resources Strategic Partners Other Resources Infrastructure
Techniques and Methodologies Performance Measures Start-Up Phase Work Requirements Execution Plan
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Budget and Budget Narrative (25 points) Budget Breakdown
One SF-424 for all 4 years One SF-424A for each performance year Ensure costs align and avoid rounding errors
Budget Narrative Narrative justification for all budget lines items Sufficient detail to enable proposal reviewer to evaluate appropriateness of
costs Align narrative to SF-424 Provide one budget narrative for each performance year
Performance-Based Budgeting: Applicants must ensure sufficient resources are provided to achieve VBC mission and minimum performance goals.
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Bonus Points (up to 15 points)
Non-Federal Cost Share in Excess of Yearly Minimum See NOFO Part 1, page 21 for breakout and assigned points
Supplier Diversity Applicant plan for supplier diversity inclusion under this award Encourage use of minority-owned, women-owned, veteran-owned,
service-disabled-veteran-owned, historically underutilized business, and Small Business Administration (SBA)-defined small business concerns as suppliers
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REVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS
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Initial Screening Ensure all required forms, signatures and documents are present Note, an application will not be evaluated by the review panel if
Application is received after closing date Application package is not complete Applicant’s authorized organizational representative (AOR) fails to submit SF-424 by
the closing date Principal purpose of activities in the application is to provide direct benefit or service to
MBDA Application does not provide for the operation of the VBC
MBDA Merit Review Panel Independent, merit review by a panel of at least 3 individuals Each reviewer shall evaluate and provide a score for each proposal based on criteria
established in NOFO (see Evaluation Criteria – NOFO Part 1 Evaluation Criteria pages 20-22)
Recommendation and Selection Scores will be provided to the MBDA Selecting Official with a ranking of applications based
on the average of the reviewers’ scores
Award Notices Provided electronically via Grants Online System to the AOR of the successful
candidate Unsuccessful candidates will be notified in writing after a final selection is made and
offer is accepted Administrative and National Policy Requirements
Reporting MBDA Monitoring and Advisement Progress Reports
Financial Reports Progress Reports (mid-year and annual) Additional set-forth in NOFO (see Part 2, Appendix B, page 3)
MBDA Performance Evaluation MBDA On-site Reviews MBDA Program Consultation Others
AWARD ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION
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Nakita ChambersProgram Manager and Federal Program OfficerOffice of Business DevelopmentMinority Business Development AgencyU.S. Department of CommerceTel: 202.482.0065Email: [email protected]
AGENCY CONTACT
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Post Award Teleconference Travel
National Minority Enterprise Development Week Conference MBDA National Conference
Collaboration with MBDA Past Performance and Non-Compliance with Award Provisions Limitation of Liability Review of Risk Audit Costs Right to Use Information Freedom of Information Act Disclosure Appendices to the NOFO and Program Requirements Documents Trademark and Licensing Website and Naming Convention
OTHER INFORMATION
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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