Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI): Small Business Program

Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) – A True Small Business Success Story

HP's commitment to the Department of the Navy (DoN) and the Navy Marine Corps Intranet would not be successful without the support of the small-business community. Correspondingly, the NMCI contract has been a tremendous opportunity for the more than 400 small businesses that have contributed to the success of the program since 2000.

Exceeding Requirements

Since its inception, NMCI has exceeded the minimum 40 percent small-business objective set for the contract, including 5 percent for small disadvantaged businesses, 5 percent for women-owned small businesses and nearly 1.5 percent for HUBZone small businesses.

The 40 percent requirement includes the participation of lower-tier small businesses under HP's large business partners, who define small-business utilization within their subcontracting initiatives. Large business partners use HP's Small Business Reporting System to record their small-business utilization.

Contract Participation

As part of the NMCI program's small-business commitment, this section provides information and resources for small-business suppliers who want to learn more about participating in the program.

The NMCI program solicits participation from small firms primarily in the following categories:

Teaming Partners – These small firms are included as part of the solution proposed to the DoN.
Incumbents – Incumbents are small firms that provided the DoN with products or services prior to NMCI in areas that now fall under the NMCI program. This category includes firms with a direct (prime) or subcontractor relationship with the Navy or Marine Corps.
HP Protégés – These small firms formally participate in the EDS Public Sector Mentor-Protégé Program.

The HP NMCI Small Business Office assists the NMCI Subcontracting Management Team in identifying small businesses whose participation could enable HP to meet NMCI small-business and performance requirements.