PreSolicitation Notice Final - Updated.pdf
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This document is a pre-solicitation notice for patent legal advisory support services for the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The USPTO seeks professional patent legal experts to support the Office of Patent Legal Administration (OPLA), with tasks involving complex patent law administration, regulation drafting, policy development, and patent examination policy review. The contractor's personnel must have specialized expertise in patent law and be able to advise on drafting regulations and developing patent examination policies.
The solicitation will be posted as an open market 8(a) set-aside on or before April 30, 2025, with an anticipated labor-hours contract type. The requirement is specifically for the OPLA, which is responsible for drafting regulatory notices, monitoring public comments, developing patent examination practices, updating the Manual of Patent Examining Procedures (MPEP), and preparing training for the Patent Examining Corps. The opportunity is associated with NAICS Code 541611 and Product Service Code R498, targeting small businesses qualified under the 8(a) program.
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NAICS Code: 541611
PSC: R498
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, and has over 13,000 employees who are dedicated to accomplishing the USPTO’s mission, vision, strategic goals, and guiding principles. Within the USPTO, the Office of Patent Examination Policy establishes patent examination and documentation policy standards for the Commissioner of Patents. The Office also develops new rules, practices, and procedures; reviews and revises the Manual of Patent Examining Procedures; and trains examiners on legal issues.
The Office of Patent Examination Policy is made up of three (3) divisions: Office of Petitions, Office of Patent Legal Administration (OPLA), and Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) Staff.
OPLA drafts regulations and develops practices for the examination of patent applications, as well as assisting in the implementation of these new regulations and practices. OPLA's staff drafts, reviews, and revises regulatory notices that are published in the Federal Register, Official Gazette, or both, monitors public comments, and formulates Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).
To reflect changes in law, rules, procedures, and policies, OPLA recommends updates to the MPEP as well as the forms used by the Patent Examining Corps (Corps) and external customers.
OPLA, also, prepares and delivers training to the Patent Corps.
Tasks supporting OPLA involves working with complex and specialized areas of patent law. As a result, OPLA requires patent legal subject matter experts to advise and assist on matters related to the drafting of regulations and developing policies for examination of patent applications through the implementation of new regulations and practices.
The USPTO seeks professional and experienced patent legal advisory support to the Office of Patent Legal Administration. The Contractor shall provide support services to assist OPLA with patent policy examination support. The Contractor’s personnel shall have expertise and experience in the administration of patent law through the review, analysis, and dissemination of patent examination policy used to issue patents for inventions in the various arts.
The anticipated contract type is labor hours.
The solicitation for this requirement will be posted to Contract Opportunities as an open market 8(a) set aside on or before April 30, 2025.
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