25-0320 GeneSeq SOW 14Nov24.pdf

United States Biological Sequence Database (GENESEQ) Patent and Trademark Office Statement of Work

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Requirement Title:

Biological Sequence Database (GENESEQ)

1. Background

The mission of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPT0) is to foster innovation, competitiveness and job growth in the United States by conducting high quality and timely patent and trademark examination and review proceedings in order to produce reliable and predictable intellectual property rights; guiding intellectual property policy, and improving intellectual property rights protection;

and delivering intellectual property information and education worldwide.

The mission of the Scientific and Technical Information Center (STIC) is to enhance patent quality and examiner effectiveness through search, information services, and training. Under the current contract, the USPT0 has unlimited access to GENESEQ, a patent information database of biological sequences from worldwide patents, manually annotated to highlight IP context and biological significance via annual maintenance for the incremental updates.

The current contract stipulates that the USPT0 has a perpetual license to the GENESEO back files, meaning the USPT0 may obtain a copy of the purchased GENESEQ data even if the contract lapses.

2. Purpose

The purpose of this is to acquire Automated Biotechnology Sequence Search Software and Maintenance Support and acquire unlimited access to the new data that is added to the biological sequencing database. This will allow examiners to determine whether a genetic sequence is novel, and will provide genetic sequence prior art for patent examination.

3. Scope

a. Provide update and front file biological sequence (DNA, RNA, and Protein Sequences) data releases every two (2) weeks into a USPTO internal database, Automated Biotechnology Sequences Search System (ABSS).

b. Provide Derwent World Patent Index (DWPI) content in GENESEQ records such as Patent Family, Assignee and Patent Assignee Code (PACO) and DWPI title.

c. Ensure the depth of the content covers biological sequences contained in patents included, but not limited to the below jurisdictions and coverage:

Jurisdiction Country Code

From Year Jurisdiction

Country Code

From Year

Armenia AM 2019 Kyrgyzstan KG 2019

Argentina AR 2017 Republic of Korea KR 1997

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Austria AT 1994 Kazakhstan KZ 2019

Australia AU 1994 Luxembourg LU 2015

Belgium BE 1980 Republic of Moldova MD 2019

Brazil BR 1996 Mexico MX 1997

Belarus BY 2019 Malaysia MY 2010

Canada CA 1985 Netherlands NL 1984

Switzerland CH 1981 Norway NO 1995

China CN 1993 New Zealand NZ 1993

Czech Republic CZ 1995 Philippines PH 2008

German Democratic Republic DD 1981 Poland PL 2011

Germany DE 2001 Portugal PT 1985

Denmark DK 1985 Research Disclosures RD 1994

Eurasian Patent Organisation EA 2019 Romania RO 2013

European Patent Office EP 1983 Russian Federation RU 1994

Spain ES 195 Sweden SE 1988

Finland FI 1988 Singapore SG 1997

France FR 1981 Soviet Union SU 1981

United Kingdom GB 1981 Thailand TH 2003

Patent Office of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC Patent Office) GC 2019

International Technology Disclosures TP 1991

Hong Kong Special Ad min.

Region of the PRC HK 2016 Turkey TR 2015

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Hungary HU 1983 Taiwan Province of China TW 1993

Indonesia ID 2012 United States of America US 1981

Ireland IE 2004 Uzbekistan UZ 2019

Israel IL 1993 Viet Nam VN 2014

India IN 2005

World Intellectual Property Organization

(WIPO) WO 1981

Japan JP 1989 South Africa ZA 1984

4. Project Kick-Off

A project kick-off meeting will take place no later than five (5) business days after contract award via phone or Microsoft Teams to define and clarify successful contract execution, the background of the contract requirement(s), CO and/or COR and the Contractor personnel and how the team will work together effectively, and roles and responsibilities identification.

5. Contractor Quality Assurance Standards

a. All data shall be provided in XML format as SFTP downloadable files or on USPTO specified high-density media.

b. Technical Support must be available for timely resolution during standard operating business hours: Monday - Friday from 8AM – 8PM Eastern Standard Time to include help for Regional Offices. All customer service requests must be responded to within four (4) business hours of receipt with an acknowledgement of receipt

6. Deliverables

SOW

Section

Deliverable Due Date Delivery Method

4 Kick Off Meeting Five (5) days after award Virtual remote meeting with CO/COR

3a Biological sequence updates and front file releases every 2 weeks.

Seven (7) business days from date of award, then every two (2) weeks.

COR; Program Office POC

5b Technical Support Monday - Friday from 8AM

- 8PM

COR; Program

Office POC

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7. Period of Performance

The period of performance shall commence upon award of this contract and continue for one (1) base year with four (4) one-year option periods.

Period of Performance

Base Year January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 Year 1 option January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026 Year 2 option January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2027 Year 3 option January 1, 2028 through December 31 ,2028 Year 4 option January 1, 2029 through December 31, 2029

8. Place of Performance

All content should be available for use by USPTO employees and contractors located through the United States and Puerto Rico, to include the USPTO Regional Offices located in Dallas, TX; Denver, CO; Detroit, MI; and San Jose, CA

All content should be available for use by USPTO employees and contractors located through the United States and Puerto Rico, to include the USPTO Regional Offices located in Dallas, Denver, Detroit and San