Software Development and Integration Next Generation (SDI-NG)

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), an agency of the Department of Commerce, established the Software Development and Integration Next Generation (SDI-NG) Master IDIQ on September 30, 2016, with a shared ceiling of $480 million and an ordering deadline of March 31, 2019—both now closed. The vehicle is no longer accepting new task orders.

Ninety-three delivery orders were awarded under SDI-NG before the ordering period closed, with task-order portfolio activity concentrated in 2017–2019. The most recent order was placed on September 8, 2020. Combined task-order potential value reached $673.7 million, with $400.4 million obligated (59% of combined potential). Task orders ranged widely in value, from under $200,000 to over $23 million, and were priced under labor hours, time-and-materials, and firm fixed price structures.

Salient Crgt, Inc. dominated the vehicle, capturing 23 orders and $270.1 million in combined potential value—nearly 40% of the portfolio. CGI Federal Inc., Maximus Federal Services, Inc., and Science Applications International Corporation together held roughly 28% of potential value, with smaller positions distributed among six other contractors. The top five primes accounted for 88% of combined potential value across 66 orders (71% of total task orders).

All 93 delivery orders were unrestricted—no set-aside designations were used. The single customer was USPTO's Office of the Chief Information Officer, which funded all orders.

Task orders funded USPTO's internal software platforms and modernization initiatives, including patent and trademark application systems, data conversion and migration, cloud infrastructure support, content management, and web services enhancement. Representative orders included FY19 Consolidated PALM (Patent Application Locating and Monitoring) development at $23.7 million potential value, Exploring Search Technologies Phase 4 at $23.5 million, and Patents End-to-End Docket and Application Viewer work at $26.2 million. Smaller orders covered domain-specific enhancements—TTAB (Trademark Trial and Appeal Board) stabilization, Madrid Protocol processing, and user experience design support.

Since the ordering ceiling expired in March 2019 and no new orders have been solicited since 2020, the vehicle is functionally inactive and unsuitable for new business development pursuit.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has an immediate requirement for continued software development and integration services. This requirement is in support of the Office of the Chief Information Officer (NAICS code 541512).