Patent legal services - biotechnology
Active Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 75N98020D00057
- Awardee
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Polsinelli PC UEI ZMBRZDBF4RK1
- Awarding agency
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Office of Logisitics and Acquisition Operations
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- Task orders
- 7 $2,690,791 obligated
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- National Institutes of Health, Patent-Legal Services Solicitation · NIHODOLAOOAPLS2019 · Posted Nov 15, 2018
- Combined order value
- $2,690,791 Current and potential, with all options
- Last date to order 93% complete
- IDV ceiling 1% used
- $386,000,000.00
- Award type
- Multiple award
- Who can order
- Only the awarding agency
- NAICS code
- 541110 Offices of Lawyers
- PSC
- R418 Support- Professional: Legal
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 104 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Order Dependent (IDV only)
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
Polsinelli PC, an Am Law 100 law firm headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, was awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract valued at $386 million by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on April 20, 2020, with an ultimate completion date of April 19, 2027. This contract vehicle provides comprehensive patent legal services across biotechnology, chemistry, mechanical engineering, and software technology domains to support the federal research and innovation mission. The awarded contract was issued under the NIH Patent Legal Services Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) solicitation, posted on November 15, 2018, which sought to procure specialized intellectual property legal support across four primary technology categories. Services delivered under this contract include patent prosecution, prior art searches, filing of provisional and non-provisional patent applications, and related intellectual property legal counsel. The underlying solicitation specified a combined ceiling exceeding $520 million across all multiple awards over a ten-year ordering period, with the requirement to manage over 2,500 active patent cases and file approximately 200 to 300 new applications annually across NIH's nine technology transfer centers and other government agencies located nationwide. No set-aside designations were applied, indicating open and competitive procurement.
Task orders issued under this parent IDIQ contract have been distributed across multiple NIH institutes, including the National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, with individual delivery order values ranging from approximately $11,600 to $1.2 million. Representative task orders demonstrate the breadth of services, including a $807,358 time-and-materials delivery order to the National Cancer Institute for biotechnology patent legal services with performance extending through June 3, 2027, and a $1,208,182 delivery order for similar services during the 2021 to 2022 performance period. Work is primarily performed at Polsinelli PC's Kansas City, Missouri headquarters, with some task orders executed at federal agency locations including the National Institutes of Health facility in Bethesda, Maryland. The contract structure enables the NIH to obtain flexible, specialized patent legal support for federally-funded biomedical research programs without requiring separate competitive procurements for individual technology transfer matters, thereby streamlining the intellectual property development and protection process across the agency's research institutes and centers.
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Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 75N98020D00057?
75N98020D00057 was awarded to Polsinelli PC by Office of Logisitics and Acquisition Operations (National Institutes of Health) on April 20, 2020.
How much is contract 75N98020D00057 worth?
Orders under 75N98020D00057 have obligated $2,690,791. 75N98020D00057's own ceiling is $386,000,000.
How many orders have been placed under contract 75N98020D00057?
7 orders have been placed under 75N98020D00057, the latest on September 12, 2024.
Who can order from contract 75N98020D00057?
75N98020D00057 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.
Is contract 75N98020D00057 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. 75N98020D00057 is part of NIH Patent Legal Services.
Was contract 75N98020D00057 competed?
The extent of competition for 75N98020D00057 was full and open competition. The government received 104 offers.
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