Instead, the government blocked any company that was not Siga Technologies, arguing that the drug stockpile was needed in the next five years and only Siga Technologies was in a position to provide it in that time period.

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It was then that HHS altered the bidding requirements to block out any company that was not Siga.

FORBES: Is Bizarre Smallpox Drug Deal Obama Administration's Next Solyndra?

Amazingly, Dr. Nicole Laurie, who heads up bio-defense planning at HHS, agreed with Siga and changed the bargaining team representing the department.

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Yet, after the contract was awarded to Siga, it turned out that the company did not meet the test of being a small business (less than 500 employees).

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Siga vehemently disagreed, expecting a much larger payment for a dose of the medicine based on their argument that their intellectual property was far more valuable than what the government was prepared to acknowledge.

FORBES: Is Bizarre Smallpox Drug Deal Obama Administration's Next Solyndra?

Quickly, the deal was awarded to Siga Technologies.

FORBES: Is Bizarre Smallpox Drug Deal Obama Administration's Next Solyndra?