(a) Eligible prime contractors, not included on the “List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs”, that are approved as mentors will enter into agreements with eligible protégés. Mentors provide appropriate developmental assistance to enhance the capabilities of protégés to perform as contractors or subcontractors.
(b) A firm's status as a protégé under a Treasury contract must not have an effect on the firm's eligibility to seek other contracts or subcontracts.
