Patent Cooperation Treaty International Search and Opinion Services (PISO)

The US Patent and Trademark Office awarded this Master IDIQ on March 30, 2023, to provide Patent Cooperation Treaty International Search and Opinion (PISO) services, with ordering authority extending through September 29, 2028. The vehicle carries no set-aside; all four task orders to date are unrestricted competitive awards.

Ordering remains active with roughly two years remaining on the vehicle's ceiling date. The IDIQ has generated four task orders since February 2025, averaging two orders per year. All $54 million in combined potential value has been obligated across the portfolio, reflecting fully-funded delivery orders under base-year and option-year periods. The most recent orders were placed in February 2026 and execute through February 2027.

Competition is tightly concentrated. Cardinal Intellectual Property Inc. holds two orders valued at $31.2 million combined, and CPA Global (Landon IP) Inc. holds the remaining two orders valued at $22.8 million combined. These two firms capture 100 percent of awarded task orders and potential value, with Cardinal holding a 57 percent share. The customer base is monolithic: all orders fund USPTO programs exclusively.

Task-order values range from $11.3 million to $17.2 million, with typical durations of 12 months. Individual orders are fully funded firm fixed price awards supporting incremental searches and international search-and-opinion services. All four delivered orders follow the same structure: base-year and option-year designations, single-year performance windows, and complete upfront funding at award.

Entry into this vehicle likely requires incumbent relationships or demonstrated capability in Patent Cooperation Treaty administration and international patent search methodology. The narrow awardee base and USPTO's exclusive use of the vehicle suggest limited open competition unless the agency expands its supplier roster or reaches procurement milestone changes before the September 2028 ordering deadline.

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) International Search and Opinion (PISO) support.