GAO: SBIR Phase III Awardees Must Have Performed Or Been Novated the Preceding SBIR Phase I Or II Awards To Be Eligible for Award

Wiley Rein – The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently sustained a protest challenging the award of a sole-source Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) phase III award because the awardee was not the legal entity that performed the phase I and II awards.