Patent legal services - chemistry
Active Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 75N98020D00060
- Awardee
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Cantor Colburn LLP UEI LE9VLFQANN43
- Awarding agency
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Office of Logisitics and Acquisition Operations
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- Task orders
- 56 $640,615 obligated
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- National Institutes of Health, Patent-Legal Services Solicitation · NIHODOLAOOAPLS2019 · Posted Nov 15, 2018
- Combined order value
- $640,615 Current and potential, with all options
- Last date to order 93% complete
- IDV ceiling 1% used
- $115,000,000.00
- 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
The National Institutes of Health awarded an indefinite-delivery contract to Cantor Colburn LLP with a ceiling of $115 million on April 20, 2020. This is one of multiple awards under the NIH Patent Legal Services program, which procures patent prosecution, counseling, and litigation support services across four technology categories: biotechnology, chemistry, mechanical engineering, and software. The contract carries no set-aside designation.
Work is performed at multiple locations, including Hartford, Connecticut (the firm's primary office) and Bethesda and Rockville, Maryland, with administrative oversight at NIH headquarters. The contract supports patent-related legal services for federally funded biomedical research innovations across NIH institutes, including the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute; National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences; National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The period of performance runs from the April 20, 2020 award date through April 19, 2027, with a base period of one year and nine one-year options. Services include patent prosecution, Patent Cooperation Treaty application drafting and filing, national stage patent applications, responses to foreign patent office actions, regional patent validation, provisional applications, and intellectual property strategy consultation.
Recent task-order activity under this IDIQ includes delivery orders for drafting and filing PCT applications, preparing responses to European and Chinese patent office actions, filing national stage patent applications, and reviewing office actions and developing response strategies. Notable recent orders issued by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke range from approximately $4,500 to $22,600 and are priced firm fixed price or time and materials.
The NAICS code is 541110 (offices of lawyers) and the primary PSC code is R425 (patent legal services). The originating solicitation, posted November 15, 2018 with a due date of March 12, 2019, sought multiple awards to handle over 2,500 active patent cases and file approximately 200 to 300 new applications annually.
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Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 75N98020D00060?
75N98020D00060 was awarded to Cantor Colburn LLP by Office of Logisitics and Acquisition Operations (National Institutes of Health) on April 20, 2020.
How much is contract 75N98020D00060 worth?
Orders under 75N98020D00060 have obligated $640,615. 75N98020D00060's own ceiling is $115,000,000.
How many orders have been placed under contract 75N98020D00060?
56 orders have been placed under 75N98020D00060, the latest on August 12, 2025.
Who can order from contract 75N98020D00060?
75N98020D00060 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.
Is contract 75N98020D00060 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. 75N98020D00060 is part of NIH Patent Legal Services.
Was contract 75N98020D00060 competed?
The extent of competition for 75N98020D00060 was full and open competition. The government received 104 offers.
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