GSA moves ahead with SBIR Phase III pilot program

FedScoop: The General Services Administration will soon launch a pilot program to test how it can expand research and commercialization aid for potential innovative technologies.

GSA will pilot awarding and managing Small Business Innovation Research Phase III contracts, hoping to broaden the program.

The Small Business Administration runs the SBIR program and offers three tiers of R&D funding for new technologies, the third tier of which focuses on helping bring viable solutions to market.

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