PTO Document Classification Services 2017-2027

The PTO Document Classification Services 2017-2027 Master Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is a multiple-award vehicle established by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to support the agency's patent classification and reclassification needs. The contract enables the USPTO to procure full classification services for patent applications, including United States Patent Classification (USPC) routing, Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) expert-level classification, and document reclassification projects. These services are critical to the USPTO's mission of examining, granting, and disseminating patents and trademarks by ensuring accurate and consistent categorization of intellectual property documents.

The contract vehicle has primarily awarded task orders to three prime contractors: Serco Inc. (a foreign-owned company), CPA Global (Landon IP) Inc. (also foreign-owned), and Global Patent Solutions, L.L.C. (a woman-owned small business). Delivery orders typically range from approximately $17,000 to $17.5 million, with performance periods spanning several months to two years. No set-aside designations have been consistently applied to these task orders, indicating open competition among contractors. Most work is performed at contractor facilities located in states like Virginia (Herndon), Arizona (Chandler), and Michigan (Ann Arbor). The contract supports reclassification projects numbered with an "RP" prefix, which involve reviewing and recategorizing existing patent documents according to the USPTO's evolving classification standards, helping to maintain the accuracy and efficiency of the patent examination process.