; (4) the term multiple award contract has the meaning given the term in section 3302(a) of title 41, United States Code; (5) the term pilot program means the pilot program established under subsection (b); and (6) the term small business concern has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 ). (b) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot program under which the Department shall award multiple award contracts to covered small business concerns for the purchase of technologies, supplies, or services that the covered small business concern has developed through the SBIR or STTR program. (c) Waiver of Competition in Contracting Act requirements The Secretary of Defense may establish procedures to waive provisions of section 2304 of title 10, United States Code, for purposes of carrying out the pilot program. (d) Use of contract vehicle A multiple award contract described in subsection (b) may be used by any service or component of the Department. (e) Termination The pilot program established under this section shall terminate on September 30, 2023. (f) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the commercialization of products and services produced by a small business concern under an SBIR or STTR program of a Federal agency through— (1) direct awards for Phase III of an SBIR or STTR program