PTAG 6 1 1 Notice Final.pdf
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This document is a Notice of Intent for Sole Source from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) dated November 13, 2025. The USPTO intends to award a multiple award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for Employee Incentive Awards/Promotional Items support services to two vendors: Lista Design Studio, Inc. (a Women Owned small business) and 4Imprint Inc., both under NAICS 541870. The contract will support the USPTO employee incentive program, involving branded items using the USPTO trademarked logo and Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) to outfit employees. The procurement is exempt from the Competition in Contracting Act and will be executed using the Alternative Competition Method.
The notice specifies that all procured items must be certified to the Buy America Act (BAA). It is not a request for competitive proposals, and no public solicitation will be issued. Any questions must be submitted in writing via email to the Points of Contact, Yen Nguyen or alternate Emalee Gawrelski, no later than 5:00pm EDT on November 28, 2025. The procurement is authorized under the Patent and Trademark Office Efficiency Act and the Government Employees Incentive Awards Act.
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PTAG 6.1.1 Notice of Intent for Sole Source
ACQ-26-0614
November 13, 2025
The USPTO intends to award the Employee Incentive Awards/Promotional Items support services contract.
For this procurement, the USPTO is exempt from the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA) as the subject requirement is being procured using the Alternative Competition Method in accordance with the Patent and Trademark Office Acquisition Guidelines (PTAG) and the Patent and Trademark Office Efficiency Act 35 U.S.C.2(b)(4)(A). The full text is located here: https://federal register.gov/a/2013-24316.
The USPTO intends to negotiate and award a multiple award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for these services to two vendors; Lista Design Studio, Inc., a Women Owned small business, under NAICS 541870, and 4Imprint Inc., a business under NAICS 541870 in accordance with the Patent and Trademark Office Efficiency Act, 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(4)(A) and 35 U.S.C. § 2(b)(3) and the Government Employees Incentive Awards Act (including 5 U.S.C. § 4503). This requirement is for the USPTO employee incentive program and incorporates branded items utilizing the USPTO trademarked logo. This contract will also allow USPTO to efficiently procure Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) necessary to outfit employees with the appropriate equipment to perform their jobs. All items must be able to be certified to the Buy America Act (BAA).
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 5:00pm EDT on November 28, 2025. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.
Points of Contact: Yen Nguyen, Contracting Officer, yen.nguyen1@uspto.gov
Alternate Point of Contact: Emalee Gawrelski, Contracting Officer, emalee.gawrelski@uspto.gov mailto:yen.nguyen1@uspto.gov mailto:emalee.gawrelski@uspto.gov
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