Intent to Sole Source.pdf

Intent to Sole Source – FAR 8.405-6 Limiting Sources

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) needs Senior Executive Service (SES) recruitment services from a firm with extensive private and public sector reach to identify and deliver top quality candidates for a variety of positions within the USPTO. We are seeking a results-driven, service-centered, and people-oriented recruitment service provider to establish the recruitment strategy, direction, management, and oversee all aspects of SES recruitment for USPTO Divisions.

Executive Recruitment services are not limited to, but, may encompass the following areas:

information, finance, cyber security, general law, and administrative services.

The USPTO conducted market research which included polling other government agencies, posting sources sought notices to SAM.gov. The results indicate that only Sensa Solutions, Inc. DBA as Korn Ferry, 11911 Freedom Drive, Suite 790 Reston, VA 20190 can meet this USPTO requirement.

Sensa Solutions, Inc. /Korn Ferry Ranked as America’s Best Executive Recruiter for Fifth Consecutive Year by Forbes Magazine (Message from Korn Ferry), and named a Leader in RPO by Everest Group in 2021 and the HRO Today Baker's Dozen 2021, Sensa Solutions, Inc. /Korn Ferry is the largest Executive Search firm in the world. In fiscal year 2022, Sensa Solutions, Inc. /Korn Ferry helped more than 4,300 of the world’s most prestigious public and private companies with more than 7,200 new executive search assignments. 76% of those executive searches are at the Board, C-Level, Senior Executive, and General Management Levels. Sensa Solutions, Inc. /Korn Ferry’s recognition as a premiere executive search firm over the past 50 years is long established and has a proven track record of successful, executive searches with recent experience working with the USPTO to successfully meet USPTO’s critical executive hiring needs. There are no other firms with this type of reach or recent experience supporting the USPTO. The USPTO needs a firm with this type of reach in order to be successful in effort to hire executive(s) who will have a primary role in fulfilling the mission of USPTO.

Consequently, per FAR 8.405-6(a), the USPTO intends to negotiate and award a firm fixed price Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with Sensa Solutions, Inc. /Korn Ferry. This requirement utilizes NAICS code 56131 and has a five-year ordering period from date of award. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals nor will a solicitation be issued to the public. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to the following point of contact or alternate point of contact no later than 4:00 PM EST ON 9/01/2022.

Point of contact: Emalee Gawrelski, Contracting Officer, Emalee.Gawrelski@uspto.gov, Alternate point of contact: Yen Nguyen Contract Specialist, Yen.Nguyen1@uspto.gov. NO PHONE CALLS, please.

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Sensa Solutions, Inc. /Korn Ferry Ranked as America’s Best Executive Recruiter for Fifth Consecutive Year by Forbes Magazine (Message from Korn Ferry), and named a Leader in RPO by Everest Group in 2021 and the HRO Today Baker's Dozen 2021, Sensa Solu...