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CFR /  Title 48  /  Part 519  /  519.7010 Agreement contents.

The contents of the Agreement must contain:

(a) Names, addresses (including facsimile, e-mail, and homepage) and telephone numbers of mentor and Protege firms and the name, telephone number, and position title within both firms of the person who will oversee the Agreement.

(b) An eligibility statement from the Protege stating that it is a small business, its primary NAICS code, and when applicable the type of small business (small disadvantaged business concern, HUBZone small business concern, women-owned small business concern, veteran-owned small business concern, or service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern).

(c) A description of the type of developmental assistance that will be provided by the mentor firm to the Protege firm (see 519.7012).

(d) Milestones for providing the identified developmental assistance.

(e) Factors to assess the Protege firm's developmental progress under the Program.

(f) The anticipated dollar value and type of subcontracts that may be awarded to the Protege firm consistent with the extent and nature of mentor firm's business, and the period of time over which they may be awarded.

(g) Program participation term: State the period of time over which the developmental assistance will be performed.

(h) Mentor termination procedures: Describe the procedures applicable to the mentor firm when notifying the Protege firm, in writing and at least 30 days in advance, of the mentor firm's intent to voluntarily withdraw its participation in the Program, or to terminate the Agreement.

(i) Protege termination procedures: Describe the procedures applicable to the Protege firm when notifying the mentor firm, in writing at least 30 days in advance, of the Protege firm's intent to terminate the Mentor-Protege Agreement.

(j) Plan for accomplishing contract work should the Mentor-Protege Agreement be terminated or a party excluded under 519.7014(b). The mentor's prime contract with GSA continues even if the Mentor-Protege Agreement or the Mentor-Protege Program is discontinued.

(k) The Protege must agree to provide input into the mentor firm's semi-annual reports (see 519.7015). The Protege must submit a ``Lessons Learned'' evaluation along with the mentor firm at the conclusion of the Mentor-Protege agreement.

(l) Other terms and conditions as specified by the Mentor-Protege Manager on a case-by-case basis.