[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 6]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR1552.219-70]

[Page 89-90]
 
            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
               CHAPTER 15--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
 
Sec. 1552.219-70  Mentor-Protege Program.

    As prescribed in 1519.203(a), insert the following clause:

                     Mentor-Protege Program OCT 2000

    (a) The Contractor has been approved to participate in the EPA 
Mentor-Protege program. The purpose of the Program is to increase the 
participation of small disadvantaged businesses (SDBs) as 
subcontractors, suppliers, and ultimately as prime contractors; to 
establish a mutually beneficial relationship with SDB's and EPA's large 
business prime contractors (although small businesses may participate as 
Mentors); to develop the technical and corporate administrative 
expertise of SDBs which will ultimately lead to greater success in 
competition for contract opportunities; to promote the economic 
stability of SDBs; and to aid in the achievement of goals for the use of 
SDBs in subcontracting activities under EPA contracts.
    (b) The Contractor shall submit an executed Mentor-Protege agreement 
to the contracting officer, with a copy to the Office of Small and 
Disadvantaged Business Utilization or the Small Business Specialist, 
within thirty (30) calendar days after the effective date of the 
contract. The contracting officer will notify the Contractor within 
thirty (30)

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calendar days from its submission if the agreement is not accepted.
    (c) The Contractor as a Mentor under the Program agrees to fulfill 
the terms of its agreement(s) with the Protege firm(s).
    (d) If the Contractor or Protege firm is suspended or debarred while 
performing under an approved Mentor-Protege agreement, the Contractor 
shall promptly give notice of the suspension or debarment to the Office 
of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and the contracting 
officer.
    (e) Costs incurred by the Contractor in fulfilling their 
agreement(s) with the Protege firm(s) are not reimbursable on a direct 
basis under this contract.
    (f) In an attachment to Standard Form 294, Subcontracts Report for 
Individual Contracts, the Contractor shall report on the progress made 
under their Mentor-Protege agreement(s), providing:
    (1) The number of agreements in effect; and
    (2) The progress in achieving the developmental assistance 
objectives under each agreement, including whether the objectives of the 
agreement have been met, problem areas encountered, and any other 
appropriate information.

                             (End of clause)

[66 FR 28674, May 24, 2001]