The Program includes-
(a) Mentor firms that are prime contractors with at least one active subcontracting plan negotiated under FAR Subpart 19.7 or under the DoD Comprehensive Subcontracting Test Program.
(b) Protege firms that are-
(1)(i) Small disadvantaged business concerns as defined at 219.001(1);
(ii) Business entities owned and controlled by an Indian tribe;
(iii) Business entities owned and controlled by a Native Hawaiian Organization;
(iv) Qualified organizations employing the severely disabled;
(v) Women-owned small business concerns;
(vi) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns; or
(vii) HUBZone small business concerns;
(2) Eligible for receipt of Federal contracts; and
(3) Selected by the mentor firm.
(c) Mentor-protege agreements that establish a developmental assistance program for a protege firm.
(d) Incentives that DoD may provide to mentor firms, including:
(1) Reimbursement for developmental assistance costs through-
(i) A separately priced contract line item on a DoD contract; or
(ii) A separate contract, upon written determination by the cognizant Component Director, Small Business Programs (SBP), that unusual circumstances justify reimbursement using a separate contract; or
(2) Credit toward applicable subcontracting goals, established under a subcontracting plan negotiated under FAR Subpart 19.7 or under the DoD Comprehensive Subcontracting Test Program, for developmental assistance costs that are not reimbursed.
