The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has established the following Mentor Prot�g� Program (MPP) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) to solicit eligible mentor and prot�g� firms for participation in the Department of Defense (DoD) MPP in accordance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 219.71, Pilot Mentor-Prot�g� Program and DFARS Appendix I, Policy and Procedures for the DoD Pilot Mentor Prot�g� Program. NOTE: The MPP was made permanent under the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This is a Two-Step Open BAA issued under the provisions of FAR 6.102(d)(2), which provides for the competitive selection of research proposals. The following information is relative to Step-One, submission of white papers. MDA will contact those offerors whose white papers are selected to proceed to Step-Two, submission of a formal proposal, subject to availability of funds. Formal proposals are not being accepted at this time. DO NOT submit a formal proposal until requested by the MDA Contracting Office. See attachment for full details on this announcement.