Indefinite Delivery Contract 75N98023D00035

The federal contract IDV award to Computer Packages Inc., a for-profit Subchapter S corporation based in Potomac, Maryland, is for the provision of patent maintenance and annuity fee payment services in the United States and foreign countries to support the intellectual property portfolios of various federal agencies, primarily the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The contract is a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) valued at up to $5,478,454.00, awarded by the NIH Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations, a civilian agency. Under this IDC, Computer Packages Inc. has received multiple firm fixed-price delivery orders totaling approximately $3.9 million to date. The contract work is considered a "critical function" as it ensures the continued enforceability of intellectual property rights stemming from federally funded biomedical research programs, enabling the NIH to maximize the commercial potential of resulting innovations. The contract has no set-aside designation, reflecting the specialized nature of the patent maintenance and annuity fee payment services provided.

The original pre-solicitation sources sought notice indicates that the NIH Office of Technology Transfer was conducting market research to identify qualified vendors to provide these patent payment services in support of the agency's technology transfer programs. The requirement was not set aside, and the contract award to Computer Packages Inc. demonstrates the company's extensive experience and capabilities in delivering these specialized services across multiple federal civilian and defense agencies, including the Department of Agriculture and Department of the Navy.