Attachment 10b - D782781.pdf

This solicitation is seeking proposals for patent data and document management services to be provided to the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The selected contractor will be responsible for indexing and scanning paper patent documents, capturing patent data and composing applications for publication and issuance. Additional requirements include quality review of electronically filed documents, conversion of pending and allowed applications into image and text formats for weekly publication and issuance, processing correspondence received after allowance, and compiling various patent certificates and notices. The contractor must adhere to statutory guidelines and quality standards outlined in technical references to be provided in the request for proposals. Services include front-end processing, pre-grant publication, post allowance processing, post issuance activities, and customer support functions. The production schedule and delivery dates required are defined in terms of workdays prior to weekly publication and issuance dates.