Learn more about the aspects of Mentor Protege and understand many of the legal aspects to the program  

As of November 16, 2020, the 8(a) Mentor-Protégé program and the All Small Mentor-Protégé program have merged into one SBA Mentor-Protégé program (MPP). The implementing regulations can be found in the Federal Register.

Both former programs helped eligible small businesses (protégés) gain capacity and win government contracts through partnerships with more experienced companies (mentors).

Given the programs’ identical purpose and benefits to participating businesses, the merger into one program makes it easier for eligible businesses to navigate, saving both time and resources. It also:

• Removes the need for businesses to choose between two mentor-protégé programs
• Streamlines the new program while keeping the same benefits as the two former programs
• Requires less SBA involvement for joint ventures

Beyond merging the two programs, the final ruling includes changes to:

• Mentor-protégé agreement clarifications of Title 13 Part 125.9 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
• New and updated tools to encourage participation in the MPP
• Changes to the joint venture review and approval process

 Attorneys from Koprince, McCall and Pottroff, LLC will lead this workshop.  

 Shane is an Equity Partner at Koprince McCall Pottroff LLC and Editor of SmallGovCon. He has run the SmallGovCon blog since taking it over from Steven Koprince. He recently published the "Koprince Law LLC GovCon Handbook Volume 5: Procedures and Pitfalls of Size Protests and Appeals."Shan e is here to help businesses in their quest to navigate the thicket of federal government contracting, with a focus on those issues affecting small businesses. Shane excels in drafting both transactional and litigation documents and advising clients on FAR and SBA contracting rules, skills that come in handy in solving the riddles of government contracting. Shane has achieved positive results for clients in numerous litigation matters including bid protests before GAO; size and status protests (including SDVOSB status) before the SBA area office; size and status appeals before SBA OHA; contract administration issues with contracting officers; and claims appeals. In the transactional world associated with federal government contracts, he has worked on mentor-protégé agreements, joint venture agreements, operating agreements, subcontracts, teaming agreements, and other documents. Shane also provides insights to contractors into important compliance matters in areas such as affiliation and size standard compliance, limitations on subcontracting, and joint venture principles.  In this endeavor, he draws on his years of work with a boutique law firm specializing in debtor-creditor issues. In that position, he advised clients on small business issues, financial matters and how to run through the gauntlet of government-sanctioned review. He has litigated numerous issues of state and federal law before federal courts, with issues ranging from real property law to interpretation of loan documentation and divorce decrees. While at the University of Kansas School of Law, Shane served on the Kansas Law Review as the Symposium Editor and was a member of the Moot Court Council. Shane also served as judicial intern for Judge Dale L. Somers of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas while in law school. Prior to law school, Shane served as a Peace Corps volunteer for two years in Jamaica and received a master’s degree and undergraduate degrees from the University of Kansas. Shane is a fan of both Lawrence, Kansas, and the University of Kansas Jayhawks sports teams. He is such a fan of Lawrence that he came back from the sunny shores and Blue Mountains of the Caribbean to live in Lawrence. He usually spends his free time with his wife and two kids and can often be found strolling downtown Lawrence, biking, camping, or playing Pokémon.

Gregory is an Associate Attorney at Koprince McCall Pottroff LLC. Greg’s practice area covers a wide variety of issues pertaining to federal government contracts law. When tackling issues for clients, Greg relies on his experience in complex federal and state regulatory matters to help clients navigate the intricate web of federal government contracts law and its administrative processes. He also uses his skills in research, communication, and drafting to provide clients with clear and concise solutions for many of their varied needs in several areas of government contracts litigation, including GAO bid protests and SBA size and status protests.  He is also a regular contributor to the government contracting blog SmallGovCon. 

The Catalyst has obtained Subject Matter Experts (SME) to share their knowledge during two-hour classes as part of our Government Contracting Credentials (GCC) series which is a series of classes for Government Contractors and their employees. For more information on the GCC Series visit: https://catalystcenter.org/services/our-services/item/gcc 

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