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S 2898 114th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Military procurement, research, weapons development Public contracts and procurement Small business Technology transfer and commercialization

Small Business National Security Innovation Act of 2016

Introduced: April 28, 2016 Introduced by: Shaheen, Jeanne Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 28, 2016
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Small Business National Security Innovation Act of 2016

This bill directs the Department of the Navy to establish a pilot program for the commercialization of products and services produced by covered small business concerns under which the Department shall set up a multiple task or delivery order contract for those products and services.

Nothing in this bill shall be construed to prevent the commercialization of products and services produced by a small business concern under a federal agency Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program through:

  • direct awards for Phase III of an SBIR or STTR program;
  • awards made under the Rapid Innovation Fund (for accelerating the fielding of innovative technologies developed using Department of Defense [DOD] research funding, and expedient DOD use of such technologies in defense acquisition programs); or
  • any other contract vehicle.
What's happening now April 28, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2898: Small Business National Security Innovation Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2898/
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"S. 2898: Small Business National Security Innovation Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2898/.
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S. 2898, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2898/.
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