Definition of open topics
Title III — Streamlining Participation in the SBIR and STTR Programs
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Section 9(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e)), as amended by section 202(2), is amended by adding at the end the following: (22) the term open topic announcement means a solicitation for SBIR or STTR proposals that— (A) is a generalized problem statement or broad technology area and does not contain any language requiring that the solutions that a small business concern proposes adhere to specific technological specifications; and (B) evaluates the ability of the solution proposed by the small business concern to meet the stated innovation need of the agency or Government end user; and.