Through the DLA MBA Program, experienced prime contractors (large or small, including “ABILITYONE” entities) extend developmental assistance, with Government encouragement, to small, small disadvantaged, and women-owned small businesses or “ABILITYONE” entities in return for the recipient's providing value-added services and/or products. The mentor provides the benefit of its managerial expertise, technical capabilities, market knowledge and penetration, and economies of scale. The protege provides a distinctive proficiency or capability (such as a specialized product, service, or, potentially, admission into its own market) which supports the mentor's business objectives.
