DoD Proposes Extension for Mentor-Protégé Information Collection Requirements
The Department of Defense has issued a notice proposing a three-year extension of DFARS information collection requirements under the Mentor-Protégé Program. The move seeks industry feedback to balance oversight with reduced compliance friction.
The Department of Defense has officially issued a notice in the Federal Register proposing a three-year extension of the public information collection requirement supporting the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Mentor-Protégé Program. Currently approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under Control Number 0704-0332 through November 30, 2026, the proposed extension maintains the underlying regulatory mechanism governing formal agreements, performance reports, and financial credit or reimbursement requests between major prime defense contractors and qualified small business protégés across the defense enterprise.
For acquisition executives and prime integrators, the Mentor-Protégé Program remains a strategic catalyst for expanding and hardening the domestic Defense Industrial Base (DIB). By encouraging established defense leaders to deliver targeted technical assistance, cyber maturity enhancements, and business infrastructure guidance to emerging firms, the initiative accelerates the integration of innovative non-traditional vendors into complex defense supply chains. Consequently, the information collection framework plays a dual role: providing necessary oversight to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse while establishing the metric baseline used to evaluate program efficacy and return on investment.
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