The overall success of the VA Mentor-Protégé Program encompassing all participating mentors and protégés will be measured by the extent to which it results in:
(a) An increase in the quality of the technical capabilities of the protégé firm.
(b) An increase in the number and dollar value of contract and subcontract awards to prote´ge´ firms since the time of their entry into the program attributable to the mentor-protégé relationship (under VA contracts, contracts awarded by other Federal agencies and under commercial contracts.)
