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Synopsis and Notice of Intent to Sole Source

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This synopsis is issued in accordance with FAR Part 5.203 in response to the mandatory requirement for notification. The purpose of this synopsis is to announce the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) intent to negotiate a commercial, Firm-Fixed Price sole source purchase order with Springer Nature Customer Service Center, LLC, located at1 New York Plz, STE 4600, New York, New York 10004-1967 in order to obtain subscription to proprietary non-patent literature (NPL) and other data collections in accordance with FAR 6.302-1.

Market research has demonstrated that there is only one vendor capable of fulfilling the USPTO’s needs. The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C.

2304(c)(1), only one source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

The NAICS code for this acquisition is 511199, with a size standard of 500 employees. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency for market research purposes. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No solicitation/request for quote package will be posted. This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive quotations. However, informational responses received by 10/20/2021 1:00 PM Eastern Time to the points of contact below will be considered.

Contracting Officer: Jonathan E. Bettis, Jonathan.Bettis@USPTO.gov mailto:Jonathan.Bettis@USPTO.gov