48 CFR § 219.7103-1 - 219.7103-1 General.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s219.7103-1"
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title: "48 CFR § 219.7103-1 - 219.7103-1 General."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "219.7103-1"
section_name: "219.7103-1 General."
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS"
part_number: "219"
part_name: "SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 36353, July 31, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "219"
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# 219.7103-1 219.7103-1 General.
The procedures for application, acceptance, and participation in the Program are in appendix I, Policy and Procedures for the DoD Mentor-Protégé Program. The Mentor-Protégé Program Director, OSBP, OUSD(A&S), has the authority to approve contractors as mentor firms. The Director, OSBP, of each military department or defense agency has the authority to approve mentor-protégé agreements and forward approved mentor-protégé agreements to the contracting officer when funding is available.
[87 FR 52349, Aug. 25, 2022, as amended at 89 FR 20876, Mar. 26, 2024]