Attachment 10b - PP27824.pdf

This document outlines requirements for a federal contract solicitation to provide patent data and document management services to the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The contractor will perform front-end processing including indexing and scanning paper documents, maintaining document inventories, and quality assuring electronically filed submissions. Additionally, the contractor will convert and compose pending and allowed patent applications for pre-grant publication, post-allowance processing, and post-issuance activities such as certificates. The contractor must provide deliverables in uniform image and text formats on weekly schedules as defined in section D and in compliance with quality standards and processes specified in technical references in section J. Responsibilities include notification and monitoring of applications requiring applicant response as well as assembly and mailing of patent grants and abandonment notices.