(a) The Contacting Officer shall insert the provision in 352.219-70, Mentor-Protégé Program, in solicitations that include the clause in FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan. The provision requires that offerors provide the Contracting Officer a copy of their HHS Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)-approved mentor-protégé agreement in response to a solicitation. (b) The Contacting Officer shall insert the clause in 352.219-71, Mentor-Protégé Program Reporting Requirements, in contracts that include the clause in FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan, and which are awarded to a contractor with an HHS OSDBU-approved mentor-protégé agreement.
