PF 2025-15 Issuance of Class Deviation to the Department of Energy’s Mentor Protégé Program at Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR) 919.70

Date: January 21, 2025

To: HCAs/Procurement Directors/Contracting Officers

From: Director, Contract and Financial Assistance Policy Division Office of Policy Office of Acquisition Management

SUMMARY: This Policy Flash notifies the Department of Energy (DOE) acquisition workforce of the issuance of a revised class deviation to DOE’s Mentor-Protégé Program. The revised class deviation updates various aspects of the Program, including clarifying the eligibility criteria by adding a preference for socioeconomic small business categories for protégés, adding term limitations for Mentor-Protégé Program agreements, providing details regarding the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization’s (OSDBU) criteria for evaluating and assessing proposed Mentor-Protégé Program agreements, and makes other necessary administrative changes. 

The DOE class deviation Determination and Findings and DEAR Deviation are attached. 

Questions concerning this policy flash should be directed to the Contract and Financial Assistance Policy Division at DOE_oapmpolicy@hq.doe.gov.