![]() While the 8(a) Mentor-Protégé Program was established in 1998, the ASMPP was a more recent creation, having been established in 2016. The SBA is combining its 8(a) Business Development Mentor-Protégé Program and All Small Mentor-Protégé Program (ASMPP) into a single program. 8(a) joint ventures are no longer required to obtain SBA approval prior to award of a competitive 8(a) procurement.The final rule also eliminates the three-in-two rule, which limited joint ventures to receiving three contracts in two years.The final rule effectively eliminates the 8(a) Mentor-Protégé Program, consolidating it with the SBA's All Small Mentor-Protégé Program.The final rule becomes effective November 16, 2020. ![]() ![]() ![]() While this article covers several of the major changes to the SBA's regulations in the final rule, we encourage you to review the final rule in its entirety to ensure that you are familiar with all of the new provisions and changes that the SBA has made. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a final rule that makes significant changes to its regulations that will affect both small and other-than-small government contractors, including consolidation of the 8(a) and All Small Mentor-Protégé programs, elimination of the three-in-two rule (and other joint venture affiliation changes), and recertification for set-aside orders under unrestricted Multiple Award Contracts (MACs). ![]()
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