# 13 C.F.R. § 125.10 (2026): Mentor-Protégé programs of other agencies > Federal · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T13_P125_S125_10 ## Section - **Citation:** 13 C.F.R. § 125.10 (2026) - **Heading:** Mentor-Protégé programs of other agencies - **Jurisdiction:** Federal - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Title 13 CFR: Business Credit and Assistance / Chapter I: SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION / Part 125: GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING PROGRAMS / § 125.10: § 125.10 Mentor-Protégé programs of other agencies. ## Text (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, a Federal department or agency may not carry out a mentor-protégé program for small business unless the head of the department or agency submits a plan to the SBA Administrator for the program and the SBA Administrator approves the plan. Before starting a new mentor protégé program, the head of a department or agency must submit a plan to the SBA Administrator. Within one year of the effective date of this section, the head of a department or agency must submit a plan to the SBA for any previously existing mentor-protégé program that the department or agency seeks to continue. (b) The SBA Administrator will approve or disapprove a plan submitted under paragraph (a) of this section based on whether the proposed program: (1) Will assist protégés to compete for Federal prime contracts and subcontracts; and (2) Complies with the provisions set forth in §§ 125.9 and 124.520 of this chapter, as applicable. (c) Paragraph (a) of this section does not apply to: (1) Any mentor-protégé program of the Department of Defense; (2) Any mentoring assistance provided under a Small Business Innovation Research Program or a Small Business Technology Transfer Program; and (3) A mentor-protégé program operated by a Department or agency on January 2, 2013, for a period of one year after the effective date of this section. (d) The head of each Federal department or agency carrying out an agency-specific mentor-protégé program must report annually to SBA: (1) The participants (both protégé firms and their approved mentors) in its mentor-protégé program. This includes identifying the number of participants that are: rtment or agency on January 2, 2013, for a period of one year after the effective date of this section. (d) The head of each Federal department or agency carrying out an agency-specific mentor-protégé program must report annually to SBA: (1) The participants (both protégé firms and their approved mentors) in its mentor-protégé program. This includes identifying the number of participants that are: (i) Small business concerns; (ii) Small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans; (iii) Small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals; (iv) Small business concerns owned and controlled by Indian tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, Native Hawaiian Organizations, and Community Development Corporations; and (v) Small business concerns owned and controlled by women; (2) The assistance provided to small businesses through the program; and (3) The progress of protégé firms under the program to compete for Federal prime contracts and subcontracts. 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