FAR Case 2026-011, published 18 September 2026, would replace the FAR's SBIR data rights coverage with DFARS-based coverage, set a single non-extendable 20-year protection period, grant the Government purpose rights rather than unlimited rights after it expires, and add STTR coverage the FAR has never had.

A notice published 2 September 2026 replaces the 2013 SBIR commercialization benchmark with a non-SBIR revenue share test: 33 percent for the FY2027 assessment, 50 percent from FY2028. Firms that fail lose Phase I and Direct-to-Phase-II eligibility for a year.