Purchase Order N0017313P1863

The U.S. Office of Naval Research awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $9,034.00 to Computer Packages Inc. on August 22, 2013, with an ultimate completion date of August 26, 2013. This contract, categorized as an annuity payment, supports patent maintenance and intellectual property management services at the contractor's place of performance in Potomac, Maryland. Computer Packages Inc., a Subchapter S corporation specializing in patent portfolio management, delivers critical services for federal agencies managing intellectual property resulting from government-funded research initiatives. The award includes no small business set-aside designation, reflecting the highly specialized nature of the required services.

Computer Packages Inc. has established itself as a dedicated provider of patent maintenance services across multiple federal agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, Department of Agriculture, and the Department of the Navy. The company's expertise encompasses tracking patent statuses, managing maintenance fee payments in both U.S. and foreign jurisdictions, and ensuring continued legal protection for federally funded inventions. This particular purchase order represents a component of the contractor's broader engagement with federal agencies in supporting research institution patent protection efforts and the potential generation of licensing royalties from government-funded innovations. The contract's brief performance window reflects the transactional nature of this annuity payment delivery order.