Treasury's Mentor-Protégé Program:
Incentives for Prime Contractor Participation
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(a) Under the Small Business Act, 15 U.S.C. 637 (d)
(4) (E), Treasury is authorized to:
provide appropriate incentives to encourage subcontracting opportunities
for small businesses consistent with the efficient and economical
performance of the contract. This authority is limited to negotiated
procurement. FAR 19.202-1(d) provides additional guidance.
Before awarding a contract that requires a subcontracting plan, the
existence of a mentor-protégé arrangement, and performance (if any)
under an existing arrangement, may be considered by the Contracting
Officer in:
- evaluating the quality of a proposed subcontracting plan under
FAR 19.704-5; and
- assessing the prime contractor's compliance with the subcontracting
plans submitted in previous contracts as a factor in determining
contractor responsibility under FAR 19.705-5(a)(1).
(b) Mentor-Protégé arrangements may provide the Government
with greater assurance that a protégé subcontractor will be able to
perform under the contract than a similarly situated non-protégé subcontractor.
(c) OSDBU Mentor-Protégé Partnership Award. A non-monetary award is presented annually to the mentor firm providing the most effective developmental support to a Protégé. The Mentor-Protégé Program Manager will recommend an agreement for the award to the Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization.
Updated February 29, 2008 |
