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22 sections with “Mentor-Protégé Program”

  • DFARS 252.232-7005 Reimbursement of Subcontractor Advance Payments—DoD Mentor-Protégé Program.
    …412-70(b), use the following clause: Reimbursement of Subcontractor Advance Payments—DoD Mentor-Protégé Program (MAR 2024) (a) The Government will reimburse the Contractor for any advance payments made by the Contractor, as a mentor firm,…
  • FAR 52.219-30 Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program.
    …or the solicitation in a joint venture comprised of a mentor and protégé with an approved mentor-protégé agreement under the SBA mentor-protégé program. (e) In a joint venture that complies with paragraph (d) of this clause, the WOSB party…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …to the acquisition; (2)(i) For civilian agencies, may include two business concerns in a mentor-protégé relationship when both the mentor and the protégé are small or the protégé is small and the concerns have received an exception to affi…
  • FAR 19.702 Statutory requirements.
    …m in providing developmental assistance to a protégé firm under the Department of Defense Mentor-Protégé Program, may be credited as if they were subcontract awards to a protégé firm for the purpose of determining whether the mentor firm at…
  • FAR 52.207-6 Solicitation of Offers from Small Business Concerns and Small Business Teaming Arrangements or Joint Ventures (Multiple-Award Contracts).
    …to the acquisition; (2)(i) For civilian agencies, may include two business concerns in a mentor-protégé relationship when both the mentor and the protégé are small or the protégé is small and the concerns have received an exception to affi…
  • DFARS 219.7103-1 General.
    …ce, and participation in the Program are in appendix I, Policy and Procedures for the DoD Mentor-Protégé Program. The Mentor-Protégé Program Director, OSBP, OUSD(A&S), has the authority to approve contractors as mentor firms. The Director, …
  • DFARS 219.7103-2 Contracting officer responsibilities.
    …corporate the clause at 252.232-7005, Reimbursement of Subcontractor Advance Payments—DoD Mentor-Protégé Program, when a mentor firm provides advance payments to a protégé firm under the Program and the mentor firm requests reimbursement of…
  • DFARS 219.7104 Developmental assistance costs eligible for reimbursement or credit.
    (a) Developmental assistance provided under an approved mentor-protégé agreement is distinct from, and must not duplicate, any effort that is the normal and expected product of the award and administration of the mentor firm's subcontracts.…
  • DFARS 252.219-7003 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DoD Contracts).
    …subcontracting goal (section 8025 of Pub. L. 108-87). (c) A mentor firm, under the Pilot Mentor-Protégé Program established under section 831 of Public Law 101-510, as amended, may count toward its small disadvantaged business goal, subcon…
  • FAR 19.301-1 Representation by the offeror.
    …or the solicitation in a joint venture comprised of a mentor and protégé with an approved mentor-protégé agreement under an SBA mentor-protégé program. (ii) A joint venture may qualify for an award under the socioeconomic programs as descr…
  • FAR 52.219-3 Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award.
    …or the solicitation in a joint venture comprised of a mentor and protégé with an approved mentor-protégé agreement under the SBA mentor-protégé program. (e) A HUBZone joint venture agrees that, in the performance of the contract, at least …
  • FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns.
    …or the solicitation in a joint venture comprised of a mentor and protégé with an approved mentor-protégé agreement under a SBA mentor-protégé program. (See 13 CFR 125.9(d).) (2) A joint venture qualifies as a HUBZone small business concern…
  • FAR 52.219-29 Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns.
    …or the solicitation in a joint venture comprised of a mentor and protégé with an approved mentor-protégé agreement under the SBA mentor-protégé program. (e) In a joint venture that complies with paragraph (d) of this clause, the EDWOSB par…
  • DFARS 232.412-70 Additional clauses.
    … (b) Use the clause at 252.232-7005, Reimbursement of Subcontractor Advance Payments-DoD Mentor-Protégé Program, when advance payments will be provided by the contractor to a subcontractor pursuant to an approved mentor-protégé agreement (…
  • FAR 19.705-7 Compliance with the subcontracting plan.
    …all business assistance offices; and other organizations. (ix) Participating in a formal mentor-protégé program with one or more small business protégés that results in developmental assistance to the protégés. (x) Although failing to mee…
  • FAR 52.244-5 Competition in Subcontracting.
    … requirements of the contract. (b) If the Contractor is an approved mentor under the DoD Mentor-Protégé Program (10 U.S.C. 4902), the Contractor may award subcontracts under this contract on a noncompetitive basis to its protégés. (End of…
  • DFARS 219.7100 Scope.
    This subpart implements the DoD Mentor-Protégé Program (referred to as the Program) authorized under 10 U.S.C. 4902. The purpose of the Program is to provide incentives for DoD contractors to assist protégé firms in enhancing their capabili…
  • DFARS 219.7101 Policy.
    …lementation of the Program are contained in appendix I, Policy and Procedures for the DoD Mentor-Protégé Program.
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …s. In accordance with 15 U.S.C. 657r(a), an Offeror that is a mentor with an SBA-approved mentor-protégé agreement (see 13 CFR 125.9) that provides a subcontract to its protégé may apply the costs incurred for training it provides to its pr…
  • FAR 52.219-18 Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Participants.
    … A joint venture— (i) That is comprised of a mentor and an 8(a) protégé with an approved mentor-protégé agreement under the 8(a) program; (ii) In which at least one of the 8(a) program participants that is a party to the joint venture com…
  • DFARS 219.7102 General.
    … Mentor firms and protégé firms that meet the criteria in appendix I, section I-102; (b) Mentor-protégé agreements that establish a developmental assistance program for a protégé firm; (c) A preliminary assessment of the protégé firm's cy…
  • DFARS 219.7106 Performance reviews.
    The DCMA will conduct annual performance reviews of all mentor-protégé agreements as indicated in appendix I, section I-113. The determinations made in these reviews should be a major factor in determinations of amounts of reimbursement, if…

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