DFARS I-103 Incentives for mentors
Subsection Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS I-103
- Type
- Subsection
- Text as of
- DFARS Change May 7, 2026
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this subsection.
Text
(b) Mentors incurring costs through September 30, 2026, pursuant to an approved [a] mentor-protégé agreement [approved prior to December 23, 2022, and mentors incurring costs pursuant to a mentor-protégé agreement approved on or after December 23, 2023,] may be eligible for—
(a) Credit toward the attainment of its applicable subcontracting goals for unreimbursed costs incurred in providing developmental assistance to its protege firm(s);
(b) Reimbursement pursuant to the execution of a separately priced contract line item added to a contract; or
(c) Reimbursement pursuant to entering into a separate DoD contract upon determination by the Director, OSBP, of the cognizant military department or defense agency that unusual circumstances justify using a separate contract.
Quick answers
What is DFARS I-103?
DFARS I-103 is a subsection of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Incentives for mentors".
Are changes to DFARS I-103 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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