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PROGRAM UPDATE STATUS

The NASA Mentor-Protégé Program is now up and running again! Mentor applications may be submitted at any time, and Mentor-Protégé agreements are being accepted at NASA Centers until September 15, 2008. The following deadline for agreement submission will be January 15, 2009.

Currently the NASA Mentor-Protégé Program is being revised to align with our strategic vision for small business. The updated NASA FAR Supplement 1819.72 is going through its final internal revisions and will then be sent out for public comment. Until the new NASA FAR Supplement is approved the Program is still subject to the regulations in the current 1819.72, which can be found here. Once the update is in place the following features will be added to the Program:

  • The following types of companies will be eligible to participate as Protégés:
    • Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB)
    • Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB)
    • Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Concerns
    • NASA SBIR Phase II companies
  • The introduction of an Award Fee Pilot Program, where Mentors are eligible for the receipt of an award fee for providing developmental assistance to NASA SBIR Phase II companies.

Until that time only credit agreements will be approved.

For those that have previously participated in the Mentor-Protégé Program, all Mentors are requested to submit an updated Mentor application to NASA OSBP in order to submit new agreements. If you are currently in an active agreement that was approved under the previous Program, please be aware that Mentors and Protégés need to submit their semiannual reports using the new template that can be found on the Downloads page.




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