{"data":{"id":"us/13-cfr-124.520","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"13 CFR 124.520","heading":"Can 8(a) BD Program Participants participate in SBA's Mentor-Protégé program?","body":"(a) An 8(a) BD Program Participant, as any other small business, may participate in SBA's All Small Mentor-Protégé Program authorized under § 125.9 of this chapter.\n(b) In order for a joint venture between a protégé and its SBA-approved mentor to receive the exclusion from affiliation with respect to a sole source or competitive 8(a) contract, the joint venture must meet the requirements set forth in § 124.513(c) and (d).","path":["Title 13—Business Credit and Assistance","CHAPTER I—SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION","PART 124—8(a) BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT/SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS STATUS DETERMINATIONS","Subpart A—8(a) Business Development"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-13.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:18Z","sha256":"da3b2482923c3a1fe545c664fae5c31fcd86a91d04f096ba7f8387c8c71d9419","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/13-cfr-124.519","next":"us/13-cfr-124.521"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}