Administrative support for training programs and intergovernmental meetings in the field of intellectual property.
Ended Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 1333BJ22A00140002
- Awardee
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Professional And Scientific Associates, Inc. UEI KL36P1L5H833
- Awarding agency
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US Patent and Trademark Office
Department of Commerce
- Task orders
- 16 $1,151,739 obligated
Award facts
- Combined order value
- $1,151,739 Current and potential, with all options
- Last date to order 100% complete
- IDV ceiling 72% used
- $1,599,999.00
- Maximum order
- $700,000.00
- Award type
- Single award
- Who can order
- Only the awarding agency
- NAICS code
- 561920 Convention and Trade Show Organizers
- PSC
- R499 Support- Professional: Other
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 1 offer Multiple Award, Fair Opportunity
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Legislative mandates
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- Service Contract Act FAR subpart 22.10
- Service Contract Inventory FAR subpart 4.17
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) awarded a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement valued at $1.6 million to Professional and Scientific Associates, Inc. (PSA), a minority-owned, woman-owned small business, on March 25, 2024, with a completion date of September 24, 2026. The contract is set aside for total small business and is established under the General Services Administration's Multiple Award Schedule to provide administrative support for training programs and intergovernmental meetings in the intellectual property field, as well as sponsorship of overseas travel services. PSA, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, is a specialized provider of event planning, logistics support management, training program development, and intellectual property rights enforcement consulting services. The contract structure allows the USPTO to issue task orders for specific initiatives without requiring additional competitive procurement actions.
The executed task orders under this BPA demonstrate its application to the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), a U.S. government program supporting intellectual property rights development in the Middle East and North Africa region. Between December 2022 and April 2024, PSA delivered services including judicial exchanges, border enforcement workshops, copyright workshops, training programs for government officials, and administrative support for conferences held in locations including Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates. Task order values ranged from approximately $8,300 to $168,200, with pricing structures including firm fixed-price, time and materials, and labor hours arrangements. The services encompassed foreign language interpretation and translation, conference venue coordination, audiovisual support, and logistical management for international workshops focused on intellectual property enforcement, patent examination, customs border enforcement, and judicial training. All task orders were placed on a non-set-aside basis, indicating open competition among qualified vendors during the order placement process.
Task orders
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Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
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| Exercise an Option | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Original award | $0 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 1333BJ22A00140002?
1333BJ22A00140002 was awarded to Professional And Scientific Associates, Inc. by US Patent and Trademark Office (Department of Commerce) on March 25, 2024.
How much is contract 1333BJ22A00140002 worth?
Orders under 1333BJ22A00140002 have obligated $1,151,739. 1333BJ22A00140002's own ceiling is $1,599,999. A single order can be worth up to $700,000.
How many orders have been placed under contract 1333BJ22A00140002?
16 orders have been placed under 1333BJ22A00140002, the latest on April 8, 2024.
Who can order from contract 1333BJ22A00140002?
1333BJ22A00140002 is a single award blanket purchase agreement. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.
Is contract 1333BJ22A00140002 under another contract?
Yes. 1333BJ22A00140002 is a blanket purchase agreement under 47QRAA20D0055, a federal supply schedule, on Multiple Award Schedule (MAS).
Was contract 1333BJ22A00140002 competed?
The extent of competition for 1333BJ22A00140002 was full and open competition. The government received 1 offer. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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