Section 919.7007 - Eligibility to be a Protege(a) To be eligible for selection as a Protege, a firm must-(1) Be a small business certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act by SBA, other small disadvantaged business, a women-owned small business, HBCU, or any other minority institution of higher learning, or a small business concern owned and controlled by service disabled veterans;(2) Be eligible for receipt of government contracts;(3) Have been in business for at least two (2) years prior to application for enrollment into the Mentor-Protege Program; and(4) Be able to certify as a small business according to the Standard Industrial Code for the services or supplies to be provided by the Protege under its subcontract with the Mentor.(b) A prospective Mentor may rely in good faith on written representations by a prospective Protege that the Protege meets the requirements in paragraph (a) of this section.49 FR 11997, Mar. 28, 1984, as amended at 75 FR 69012 , Nov. 10, 2010