Patent legal services - biotechnology
Active Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 75N98020D00066
- Awardee
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Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP UEI Z41CV6CNA8J4
- Awarding agency
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Office of Logisitics and Acquisition Operations
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- Task orders
- 24 $3,213,623 obligated
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- National Institutes of Health, Patent-Legal Services Solicitation · NIHODOLAOOAPLS2019 · Posted Nov 15, 2018
- Combined order value
- $3,213,623 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
McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, a Chicago-based intellectual property law firm, holds the NIH Patent Legal Services master indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract awarded by the National Institutes of Health through the Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations on April 20, 2020. The contract provides patent legal services across four technology domains: biotechnology, chemistry, mechanical engineering, and software. With a ceiling value of $386 million and an ultimate completion date of April 19, 2027, the contract serves as a centralized vehicle enabling task orders to be issued by multiple National Institutes of Health institutes and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The prime contractor is responsible for managing the intellectual property portfolio supporting federally funded research, including handling over 2,500 active patent cases and filing approximately 200 to 300 new patent applications annually across nine NIH technology transfer centers and other government agencies.
Services delivered under this indefinite delivery vehicle encompass patent application drafting and filing, patent prosecution strategy development, conflict-of-interest reviews, international patent filing support, preparation of national stage patent applications, Patent Cooperation Treaty filings, and responses to patent office actions. Performance locations include the contractor's primary Chicago, Illinois office as well as Bethesda, Maryland for certain NIH institutes. Funding agencies issuing delivery orders include the National Cancer Institute, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Individual delivery orders range from approximately $8,100 to $1.3 million, with pricing structures including both firm fixed price and time-and-materials arrangements. The contract structure enables the NIH to obtain specialized patent legal expertise supporting technology transfer and commercialization initiatives across multiple research domains without requiring separate competitive procurements for each intellectual property matter.
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Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 75N98020D00066?
75N98020D00066 was awarded to Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP by Office of Logisitics and Acquisition Operations (National Institutes of Health) on April 20, 2020.
How much is contract 75N98020D00066 worth?
Orders under 75N98020D00066 have obligated $3,213,623. 75N98020D00066's own ceiling is $386,000,000.
How many orders have been placed under contract 75N98020D00066?
24 orders have been placed under 75N98020D00066, the latest on September 16, 2025.
Who can order from contract 75N98020D00066?
75N98020D00066 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.
Is contract 75N98020D00066 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. 75N98020D00066 is part of NIH Patent Legal Services.
Was contract 75N98020D00066 competed?
The extent of competition for 75N98020D00066 was full and open competition. The government received 104 offers.
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