PreSolicitation Notice Final.pdf
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This is a presolicitation notice from the USPTO seeking patent legal advisory support services for the Office of Patent Legal Administration (OPLA). The requirement will be posted as an open market 8(a) set-aside on or before March 28, 2025, under NAICS code 541611 and PSC R498.
The contractor will provide support services to assist OPLA with patent policy examination, requiring expertise in patent law administration through review, analysis, and dissemination of patent examination policies. Key responsibilities include supporting OPLA's work in drafting regulations, developing examination practices, reviewing regulatory notices for Federal Register publication, monitoring public comments, formulating FAQs, and recommending updates to the Manual of Patent Examining Procedures (MPEP). The contract will be awarded on a labor-hour basis to support USPTO's Alexandria, Virginia headquarters, which has over 13,000 employees. The contractor's personnel must have expertise in complex and specialized areas of patent law to advise on matters related to drafting regulations and developing examination policies.
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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 March 28, 2025.
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