What does a firm gain from being a mentor in meeting its subcontracting obligations?
Mentor-Protg arrangements are a good business decision for the mentor because they may develop good reach back skills sets that can be used to complement or diversify their company while competing for Treasury contracts. A good mentor-protg relationship builds a trust and loyalty between the mentor and protg. Before awarding a contract that requires a subcontracting plan, the existence of a mentor-protg arrangement, and performance (if any) under an existing arrangement, may be considered by the Contracting Officer. Mentor-protg arrangements may provide the Government with greater assurance that a protg subcontractor will be able to perform under the contract than a similarly situated non-protg subcontractor.
