TICCS_Market_Survey_Phase_1 Attachment C - Q and A.xlsx
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- TICCS Market Survey - Phase 1 - Q/A added Federal contract opportunity
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- ACQ-24-0139
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This document contains questions and answers regarding a market survey being conducted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The market survey is the first phase of an anticipated contract to provide Trademark Information and Customer Care Center Support services, with an estimated total value of $78 million over five years. The incumbent contractor is Grant Thornton LLP, under contract number 1333BJ18A00180001 - 1333BJ22F00284003, set to expire on December 24, 2023 at a value of $13,757,956.85. Responses to the market survey questions are due on the date specified and should include a completed Attachment B. The anticipated follow-on contract is expected to be set aside for small businesses under NAICS code 541512. Information regarding potential subcontractors or the qualifications of a small business partner may be included in responses.
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| TICCS_Market_Survey_Phase_1 Attachment B Company Profile.docx | DOCX document | |
| TICCS_Market_Survey_Phase_1.pdf | ||
| TICCS_Market_Survey_Phase_1 Attachment A PWS DRAFT.pdf |
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QA
| No. | Question | Answer |
| 1 | Is this considered as new requirement or is there an incumbent contract? | There is an incumbent contract for this requirement. |
| 2 | If there is an incumbent vendor, would you be able to provide the contract details such as vendor name, contract number, award and end dates, duration of the incumbent contract and the total contract value? | The incumbent vendor is Grant Thornton LLP and the contract number is 1333BJ18A00180001 - 1333BJ22F00284003. The current support expires on 12/24/2023. Total duration of this contract is one year base period and one-six month option period. Total value of this contract is $13,757,956.85. |
| 3 | What is estimated value of this requirement? Is it estimated to be greater than $250k? | Total estimated contract value for this requirement is about $78M. This includes one-year base period plus four one-year option periods. |
| 4 | Can the market survey response submission due date be extended? | USPTO does not intend to extend the submission due date for now. |
| 5 | Would you be able to confirm when Attachment B is necessary? | The completed Attachment B is required when vendors submit their responses to the Market Survey Questions Phase 1. |
| 6 | My company is a Small Business Administration certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business with aligned capabilities indicated in the RFI. Can you please let me know if my certified socioeconomic status qualifies for a response consideration? | The anticipated contract is expected to be set aside for small businesses. Vendors considered as small businesses under NAICS 541512 qualify for consideration. |
| 7 | We would like to list a potential subcontracting company and note that they will not be used in answering any of the questions during this phase. Is this acceptable as part of the Company Profile submission even if there is no formal subcontracting agreement in place? | It is acceptable, but not required, to list a potential subcontractor in the Company Profile attachment even if that subcontractor's experience is not leveraged in the survey responses. |
It is also acceptable to list planned subcontractors in the Company Profile attachment even if no formal subcontracting agreement is in place.
However, as stated in section 6, Frequently Asked Questions:
Prime respondents may draw upon experience of planned team members or sub-contractors as long as the planned team member or subcontractor remains in the teaming arrangement for proposal submission. (Emphasis added) 8 Can the qualifications of the small business subcontractor be combined with the 'prime' small business if there is, for example, a revenue or USPTO past performance requirement later during the solicitation process? As this is a market research exercise, there is no formal evaluation criteria.
At this time, there are no details available regarding the evaluation criteria to be used in the solicitation phase.
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