Tabular Comparison of Selected Agencies’ Mentor-Protégé Programs. Other Agencies with Agency-Specific Mentor-Protégé Programs. 19 Regulations Governing DOT Mentor-Protégé Programs. 17 DOT Funding Recipients’ Mentor-Protégé Programs. 16 Regulations Governing the DHS Mentor-Protégé Program. 14 Other Agency-Specific Mentor-Protégé Programs. 4 Mentoring Networks Under the Federal and State Technology Partnership Program. 1 Mentor-Protégé Programs Administered by the SBA.

Link to page 4 link to page 7 link to page 7 link to page 8 link to page 8 link to page 9 link to page 9 link to page 10 link to page 10 link to page 11 link to page 13 link to page 14 link to page 15 link to page 16 link to page 17 link to page 17 link to page 18 link to page 19 link to page 19 link to page 20 link to page 20 link to page 22 link to page 23 link to page 24 link to page 24 link to page 20 link to page 26 link to page 26 link to page 27 Small Business Mentor-Protégé Programs Contents Introduction. All of these programs are intended to assist small businesses in performing as contractors, subcontractors, or suppliers on federal or federally funded contracts, but the programs differ in their scope and operations. This report provides an overview of the federal government’s various small business mentor- protégé programs. It currently has 1,565 active mentor-protégé agreements. The SBA’s Mentor-Protégé Program is the most used federal mentor-protégé program. Because these programs are not based in statute, unlike the SBA and DOD programs, they generally rely upon preexisting authorities (e.g., authorizing use of evaluation factors) or publicity to incentivize mentor participation. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), for example, has a mentor- protégé program wherein mentors may provide protégés with rent-free use of facilities or equipment, temporary personnel for training, property, loans, or other assistance. Other agencies also have agency-specific mentor-protégé programs designed to assist various types of small businesses or other entities in obtaining and performing subcontracts under agency prime contracts. Mentors may (1) make advance or progress (installment) payments to their protégés that DOD reimburses (2) award subcontracts to their protégés on a noncompetitive basis when they would not otherwise be able to do so (3) lend money to or make investments in protégé firms and (4) provide or arrange for other assistance. It is designed to assist various types of small businesses and other entities in obtaining and performing DOD subcontracts and serving as suppliers on DOD contracts. The Department of Defense (DOD) Mentor- Protégé Program, in contrast, is agency-specific. Toward that end, mentors may (1) form joint ventures with protégés that are eligible to perform federal contracts set aside for small businesses (2) make certain equity investments in protégé firms (3) lend or subcontract to protégé firms and (4) provide technical or management assistance to their protégés. For example, the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Mentor-Protégé Program is a government-wide program designed to assist small businesses in obtaining and performing federal contracts. The federal government currently has several mentor-protégé programs to assist small businesses in various ways. Mentors may receive credit toward subcontracting goals, reimbursement of certain expenses, or other incentives. Protégés may receive financial, technical, or management assistance from mentors in obtaining and performing federal contracts or subcontracts, or serving as suppliers under such contracts or subcontracts. Link to page 26 Small Business Mentor-Protégé Programs Summary Mentor-protégé programs typically seek to pair new businesses with more experienced businesses in mutually beneficial relationships.

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