The U.S. Department of Commerce's United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) awarded an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for Document Classification Services from 2017 to 2027 to Global Patent Solutions, L.L.C., a woman-owned small business. Under this IDIQ, the USPTO has issued multiple firm-fixed-price delivery orders to Global Patent Solutions totaling over $9.3 million since 2019 for document reclassification services to assist USPTO examiners in correctly categorizing patent and trademark application materials according to the agency's classification system. Global Patent Solutions also holds a $30 million Blanket Purchase Agreement with the USPTO to provide flexible technical support and subject matter expertise related to evaluating patent and trademark submissions, with an initial $8.1 million task order. The contracted services are being performed primarily in Chandler, Arizona and do not have any set-aside designations.
The key objective of this Indefinite Delivery Contract is to provide the USPTO with on-demand document reclassification and technical support services to aid the agency's patent and trademark examination processes. Through the issuance of firm-fixed-price delivery orders, Global Patent Solutions is tasked with helping USPTO examiners properly categorize and organize patent and trademark application materials according to the agency's internal classification system and requirements. This contract work directly supports the USPTO's mission to process and evaluate patent and trademark submissions across various technology sectors.
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