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Action brief · ACQ-18

Purchase SBIR/STTR-derived technology through Phase III awards

Objective
Develop a technology; Bring a prototype into use
Family / instrument
Research, innovation and experimentation · Transition & scaling
Statute
Authority holder
Federal acquiring agency; DoD contracting/award officials and acquisition customers
Executor · routing lead
Warranted contracting officer and program manager

Recorded eligibility gates (excerpt)

Demonstrable connection to SBIR/STTR-funded technology and award recipient.
Prior program competition and Phase III statutory rules; assess ownership/data rights and commercialization readiness.
All requirements & limits

Recorded funding condition (excerpt)

Acquisition customer supplies appropriate non-SBIR/STTR funds; no separate Phase III funding entitlement.
All funding conditions

What this does not authorize / limits

Phase III is not funded from Phase I/II set-aside; not a blanket sole-source award for unrelated offerings.

Legal basisSources linked
RequirementsGates recorded
Public fundingRules recorded
Assigned rolesRoles recorded
EngagementRole recorded

Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction. Express statutory pathway; award-specific appropriations, available balances, delegations, implementation and approvals not independently verified.

Actor sources

Independent public-source guide; not an official U.S. government website. Original research target October 2, 2026; published October 3, 2026. Read the full record for currentness, coordination and all source notes.