[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 13, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 13CFR126.618]

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                TITLE 13--BUSINESS CREDIT AND ASSISTANCE
 
                CHAPTER I--SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 126_HUBZONE PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart F_Contractual Assistance
 
Sec.  126.618  How does a HUBZone SBC's participation in a Mentor-

Prot[eacute]g[eacute] relationship affect its participation in the HUBZone 

Program?

    (a) Qualified HUBZone SBCs may enter into Mentor-
Prot[eacute]g[eacute] relationships in connection with other Federal 
programs, provided that such relationships do not conflict with the 
underlying HUBZone requirements.
    (b) For purposes of determining whether an applicant to the HUBZone 
Program or a HUBZone SBC qualifies as small under part 121 of this 
chapter, SBA will not find affiliation between the applicant or 
qualified HUBZone SBC and the firm that is its mentor in a Federally-
approved mentor-Prot[eacute]g[eacute] relationship (including a mentor 
that is other than small) on the basis of the mentor-
Prot[eacute]g[eacute] agreement.
    (c)(1) A qualified HUBZone SBC that is a prime contractor on a 
HUBZone contract may team with and subcontract work to its mentor.
    (i) The HUBZone SBC must meet the applicable performance of work 
requirement set forth in Sec.  125.6(b) of this chapter.
    (ii) SBA may find affiliation between a prime HUBZone contractor and 
its mentor subcontractor where the mentor will perform primary and vital 
requirements of the contract. See Sec.  121.103(f)(4) of this chapter.
    (2) A qualified HUBZone SBC may not joint venture with its mentor on 
a HUBZone contract unless the mentor is also a qualified HUBZone SBC.

[69 FR 29427, May 24, 2004]