Code of Federal Regulations Title 48. Federal Acquisition Regulations System 48.919.7010 Contents of Mentor–Protégé Agreement

(a) Names, addresses and telephone numbers of Mentor and Protégé firms and a point of contact within each firm who will oversee the Agreement;

(b) Requirements for the Mentor firm or the Protégé firm to notify the other entity, DOE Headquarters OSDBU, and the contracting officer in writing at least 30 days in advance of the Mentor firm's or the Protégé firm's intent to voluntarily terminate or withdraw from the Mentor–Protégé Agreement (such termination would not terminate any existing subcontract between the Mentor and the Protégé);

(c) A description of the form of developmental assistance program that will be provided by the Mentor to the Protégé firm, including a description of any subcontract work, and a schedule for providing the assistance and the criteria for evaluation of the Protégé's developmental success (919.7011);

(d) A listing of the number and types and estimated amount of subcontracts to be awarded to the Protégé firm;

(e) Term of the Agreement;

(f) Procedures to be invoked should DOE terminate its recognition of the Agreement for good cause (such termination of DOE recognition would not constitute a termination of the subcontract between the Mentor and the Protégé);

(g) Provision for the Mentor firm to submit to the DOE Mentor–Protégé Program Manager a “lessons learned” evaluation developed by the Mentor at the conclusion of the Mentor–Protégé Agreement;

(h) Provision for the submission by the Protégé firm of a “lessons learned” evaluation to the DOE Mentor–Protégé Program Manager at the conclusion of the Mentor–Protégé Agreement;

(i) Description of how the development assistance will potentially increase subcontracting opportunities for the Protégé firm;

(j) Provision for the Mentor firm to brief the DOE Mentor–Protégé Program Manager, the technical program manager(s), and the contracting officer at the conclusion of each year in the Mentor–Protégé Program regarding program accomplishments as pertains to the approved Agreement (where possible, this review may be incorporated into the normal program review for the Mentor's contract);

(k) Recognition that costs incurred by a Mentor to provide developmental assistance, as described in 919.7011, are allowable only to the extent that they are incurred in performance of a contract identified in the Mentor–Protégé Agreement and are otherwise allowable in accordance with the cost principles applicable to that contract (the DOE Mentor–Protégé Program has no appropriation for paying for developmental assistance);  and

(l) Other terms and conditions, as appropriate.