The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has a requirement for the Mentor Protégé Program (MPP) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) to solicit eligible mentor and protégé firms for participation in the Department of Defense (DoD) MPP in accordance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 219.71, (DFARS) 219.71 and DFARS Appendix I ( as amended by 10 U.S.C. 4902 effective December 21, 2023 ) through this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). This announcement will be posted for twelve months so white papers may be submitted at any time. This is a Two-Step Open BAA issued under the provisions of FAR 6.102(d)(2), which provides for the competitive selection of proposals. The following information is relative to Step-One, submission of white papers. DTRA will contact those offerors whose white papers are selected to proceed to Step-Two, submission of a formal proposal which is subject to availability of program funds. Formal proposals are not being accepted at this time. DO NOT submit a formal proposal until requested by DTRA's Contracting Office. Evaluation of these white papers will occur throughout this time period. After evaluations, Mentor Firms whose, white papers are consistent with the intent of this BAA may be solicited to submit technical and cost proposals subject to availability of program funds. Formal Proposals are not being accepted at this time.