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㰀瀀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀ऀ圀椀琀栀 愀 洀攀渀琀漀爀ⴀ瀀爀漀琀攀最攀 樀漀椀渀琀 瘀攀渀琀甀爀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀 爀甀氀攀 愀瀀瀀氀椀攀猀㨀 椀⸀攀⸀Ⰰ 愀 樀漀椀渀琀 瘀攀渀琀甀爀攀 戀攀琀眀攀攀渀 愀渀 㠀⠀愀⤀ 瀀爀漀琀最 愀渀搀 椀琀猀 匀䈀䄀ⴀ愀瀀瀀爀漀瘀攀搀 洀攀渀琀漀爀 洀甀猀琀 戀攀 愀瀀瀀爀漀瘀攀搀 戀礀 琀栀攀 匀䈀䄀 搀椀猀琀爀椀挀琀 漀昀昀椀挀攀 琀栀愀琀 猀攀爀瘀椀挀攀猀 琀栀攀 㠀⠀愀⤀ 瀀爀漀琀最 瀀愀爀琀椀挀椀瀀愀渀琀⸀ 㰀瀀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀ऀ匀䈀䄀 䠀攀愀搀焀甀愀爀琀攀爀猀 搀漀攀猀 渀漀琀 爀攀瘀椀攀眀 樀漀椀渀琀 瘀攀渀琀甀爀攀 愀最爀攀攀洀攀渀琀猀⸀ 匀䈀䄀 䠀攀愀搀焀甀愀爀琀攀爀猀 爀攀瘀椀攀眀猀 愀渀搀 愀瀀瀀爀漀瘀攀猀 洀攀渀琀漀爀ⴀ瀀爀漀琀攀最攀 愀最爀攀攀洀攀渀琀猀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 䄀匀䴀倀倀⸀ 䄀渀搀 礀攀猀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀 琀栀愀琀 匀䈀䄀 琀愀欀攀猀 琀漀 愀瀀瀀爀漀瘀攀 愀 洀攀渀琀漀爀ⴀ瀀爀漀琀攀最攀 愀最爀攀攀洀攀渀琀 椀猀 洀甀挀栀 昀愀猀琀攀爀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 䄀匀䴀倀倀 ⠀眀椀琀栀 愀渀 愀瘀攀爀愀最攀 漀昀 愀戀漀甀琀 攀椀最栀琀 眀漀爀欀椀渀最 搀愀礀猀⤀ 琀栀愀渀 椀琀 椀猀 甀渀搀攀爀 琀栀攀 㠀⠀愀⤀䴀倀倀⸀ 㰀瀀㸀 㰀戀㸀㰀椀㸀匀䔀吀ⴀ䄀匀䤀䐀䔀 䄀䰀䔀刀吀㨀 㰀⼀椀㸀㰀⼀戀㸀䄀氀猀漀Ⰰ 椀昀 愀渀 㠀⠀愀⤀ 昀椀爀洀 椀猀 愀 瀀爀漀琀攀最攀 甀渀搀攀爀 琀栀攀 䄀匀䴀倀倀 漀爀 㠀⠀愀⤀䴀倀倀 愀渀搀 昀漀爀洀猀 愀 樀漀椀渀琀 瘀攀渀琀甀爀攀 眀椀琀栀 椀琀猀 洀攀渀琀漀爀 琀漀 瀀甀爀猀甀攀 愀 渀漀渀ⴀ㠀⠀愀⤀ 挀漀渀琀爀愀挀琀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 樀漀椀渀琀 瘀攀渀琀甀爀攀 搀漀攀猀 渀漀琀 渀攀攀搀 匀䈀䄀 愀瀀瀀爀漀瘀愀氀⸀ 㰀瀀㸀 KLEIN: Correct. But, the same rules (for example, requiring the project manager to be from the 8(a) protégé, etc.) apply. 㰀⼀瀀㸀 SET-ASIDE ALERT: What about the exclusion from affiliation for 8(a)s in the ASMPP or 8(a) MPP?㰀⼀瀀㸀
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