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This document is a pre-solicitation notice of intent to award a sole source contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs to Ballard Spahr, LLP. The VA intends to negotiate a short-term three month interim contract with Ballard Spahr for specialized patent legal services in support of the VA Technology Transfer Program's research projects. This interim contract is needed to allow for transition of hundreds of open patent application and prosecution matters currently held by the incumbent contractor, while the VA conducts a solicitation for a long-term contract. Due to the specialized expertise required and open matters already in progress, Ballard Spahr is identified as the only vendor able to provide the required patent legal services on a short-term basis. The applicable NAICS code is 541110 for legal services and the product service code is R498. Interested parties should contact the contracting officer for any questions regarding this sole source procurement.
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Special Notice Special Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| Patent Legal Services Ballard Interim Contract Pre-solicitation Notice with Intent to Sole Source |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 15215-1802 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C24E23Q0111 |
| ARCHIVE |
| 30 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| RECOVERY ACT FUNDS |
| N |
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| R498 |
| NAICS CODE* |
| 541110 |
| CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS |
| Veterans Health Administration |
Regional Procurement Office East Building 32 Suite 1A1111 1010 Delafield Road Pittsburgh PA 15215-1802
POINT OF CONTACT*
Contracting Officer Ann Marie Stewart annmarie.stewat@va.gov 401-919-0878
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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DESCRIPTION
Pre-Solicitation Notice for notice of intent to award a sole source contract. This is not a solicitation. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to negotiate a sole source interim contract for three (3) months with Ballard Spahr, LLP, 999 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 1600, Atlanta, GA 30309 to obtain specialized Patent Legal Services for the VA Technology Transfer Program (TTP), Research and Development Office. This requirement is a short-term three (3) month interim contract for highly specialized high volume patent law firm services for research projects in the areas of biomedical, clinical, rehabilitation and health services, while a long-term contract is solicited. This short-term contract will also allow for a transition period for the transfer of all the patent application and patent prosecution services with hundreds of open matters currently held by the incumbent contractor.
Due to the current open matters and the specialized expertise in this area, Ballard Spahr, LLP is the only vendor that can provide patent legal services short-term. Since the intent is to procure this on a sole source basis, no solicitation will be posted to FedBizOps (FBO). The applicable NAICS code is 541110 with a $15.5 MIL size standard. The PSC is R498. The authority for this action is FAR 6.302.1-1 Only One Responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
Interested persons may contact the Contracting Officer via email at annmarie.stewart@va.gov regarding this procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.
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