USPTO General Purpose IT 2015-2022

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) awarded this Master IDIQ on August 19, 2015, for general-purpose information technology products and services, but the vehicle closed to new orders on August 18, 2022—ordering is no longer open. The 275 task orders placed during its seven-year lifecycle generated $142.9 million in combined potential value, of which $110.8 million (77%) has been obligated. Activity declined sharply in the final years: 2018 saw 58 orders, but only 3 orders were placed across 2021 and 2022, indicating the vehicle was winding down.

Awarded task orders span conventional IT infrastructure and software maintenance—servers, storage, routers, switches, and related hardware; Cisco, Juniper, and Dell equipment; software licenses and maintenance for enterprise tools such as Splunk, Cognos, ER Studio, and network security platforms; videoconferencing systems and endpoints; and installation and customization services. No notable gaps separate advertised scope from actual procurement.

Competition is moderately concentrated. Digital Technologies, Inc. leads by potential value at $39.8 million across 26 orders (28% of combined potential value), followed by Thundercat Technology, LLC at $13.9 million and Advanced Computer Concepts, Inc. at $13.2 million. Together, the top three primes hold 59% of potential value. Twenty-six distinct primes received awards overall, suggesting a diversified but top-heavy competitive base.

USPTO is the sole customer, accounting for all 275 orders and the full $142.9 million. Typical task-order values range from under $10,000 for small component purchases to $7.6 million for a single server and storage consolidation (September 2018). Most orders are firm-fixed-price, with typical durations of one to two years from award. The largest individual order was $7.6 million for enterprise servers and storage consolidation.

Set-aside activity split roughly evenly: 152 orders (55%) carried no set-aside, while 115 orders (42%) were Total Small Business set-asides. HUBZone designations, including one sole-source award, accounted for 8 orders (3%). This mixed approach suggests USPTO balanced open competition with small-business support across the lifecycle.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has awarded a Master IDIQ for a broad range of commercial information technology (IT) requirements. This program offers a broad range of computer hardware and software products to include computer hardware, software and licenses, hardware/software maintenance, and related services that are similar to those found under other government wide acquisition contracts. Examples of items that the USPTO may procure include but are not limited to: servers, server racks, color scanners, mass storage units, fiber channel ports and fabric management software for Cisco Systems, dual port fiber channel cards, routers, switches, security software, automated tape libraries, data tape cartridges, security software, software maintenance, virus control software, security software, installation of multi-vendor computer equipment, customization of hardware or software, training and product technical support.