Developmental assistance.

(a) The forms of developmental assistance a Mentor may provide to a Protege include, but are not limited to— (1) Management guidance relating to— (i) Financial management, (ii) Organizational management, (iii) Overall business management planning, (iv) Business development, and (v) Marketing assistance; (2) Engineering and other technical assistance; (3) Noncompetitive award of subcontracts under DOE or other Federal contracts where otherwise authorized; (4) Award of subcontracts in the Mentor's commercial activities; (5) Progress payments based on costs; (6) Rent-free use of facilities and/or equipment owned or leased by Mentor; and (7) Temporary assignment of Mentor personnel to the Protege for purposes of training. (b) Costs incurred by a Mentor to provide developmental assistance, as described in paragraph (a) of this section, are allowable only to the extent provided at 919.7003(b). [49 FR 11997, Mar. 28, 1984, as amended at 75 FR 69012, Nov. 10, 2010]