Joint Venture Qualifies as a Small Business Even Though Mentor-Protégé Relationship Terminated Prior to Award; SBA No. SIZ-6001, Size Appeal of Kentucky Building Maintenance Inc. and NMI Alaska Inc.

Two size appeals are denied where (1) the putative small business qualified under SBA’s mentor-protégé program even though the mentor-protégé relationship was terminated after the proposal deadline, (2) the small business’s mentor-protégé agreement had not expired prior to the submission of the offer, and (3) the small business was not affiliated with any other company.