48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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8 sections with “Mentor-protégé agreements”

  • 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 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, …
  • 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…
  • 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 219.7105 Reporting.
    Mentor and protégé firms must report on the progress made under mentor-protégé agreements as indicated in appendix I, section I-112.
  • 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…
  • 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…

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Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.