{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-919.7007","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 919.7007","heading":"919.7007 Eligibility to be a Protege.","body":"(a) To be eligible for selection as a Protege, a firm must—\n(1) Be a small business certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act by SBA, other small disadvantaged business, a women-owned small business, HBCU, or any other minority institution of higher learning, or a small business concern owned and controlled by service disabled veterans;\n(2) Be eligible for receipt of government contracts;\n(3) Have been in business for at least two (2) years prior to application for enrollment into the Mentor-Protege Program; and\n(4) Be able to certify as a small business according to the Standard Industrial Code for the services or supplies to be provided by the Protege under its subcontract with the Mentor.\n(b) A prospective Mentor may rely in good faith on written representations by a prospective Protege that the Protege meets the requirements in paragraph (a) of this section.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 9—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","SUBCHAPTER D—SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS","PART 919—SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS","Subpart 919.70—The Department of Energy Mentor-Protege Program"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"c406f5c94ae96e87f944131f59b583f761151490f872f7d0173d7c616a0ce100","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-919.7006","next":"us/48-cfr-919.7008"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}