Conference Event
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- ACQ-25-0685
- Agency
-
US Patent and Trademark Office
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 813920 Professional Organizations
- PSC
- U009 Education/Training- General
- Place of performance
- Illinois, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a non-competitive contract to the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) for conference exhibit space. The contract covers two double-wide exhibiting booths at the NSBE conference in Chicago, Illinois, scheduled for March 5-9, 2025. USPTO has determined that NSBE is the sole qualified source for handling the entire black engineering community's conference needs. The procurement will be conducted using the Alternate Competition Method under the Patent and Trademark Acquisition Guidelines, with an exemption from the Competition in Contracting Act. The estimated contract value is $30,000, with an anticipated award date of February 14, 2025.
The primary objective of this Special Notice is to secure exhibit space and associated services for the USPTO at the NSBE conference, including booth rental, high back and side drapes, tables, chairs, and booth identification signage. Contractors should note the key deadline of January 30, 2025, for submitting any questions in writing to the Contracting Officer, Yen Nguyen, via email. The notice explicitly states that this is not a request for competitive proposals, and NSBE is the only eligible contractor for this specific opportunity. The conference aims to provide a platform for the black engineering community, with NSBE being recognized as the sole provider of programming for its members. Interested parties should carefully review the detailed requirements and understand that this is a sole-source procurement with specific parameters set by the USPTO.
Notice text
PTAG Part 6.1.1 Synopsis – Non-Competitive
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has a requirement for contractor support for conference event to registration for (2) two double-wide exhibiting booths that is scheduled from March 5-9, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.
The USPTO intends to negotiate and award a contract for exhibit space, booth rental (a double-wide booth, high back drape and side drapes, two six-foot tables and four chairs, booth identification sign, and complimentary tickets as National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) is the sole provider of programming to all members of the National Society of Black Engineers association for a conference located in Chicago, Illinois. to National Society of Black Engineers, 205 Daingerfield Rd., Alexandria, VA 22314-2833 for a period of March 5, 2025 through March 9, 2025, with an estimated value of $30,000.00. The anticipated award date is February 14, 2025.
National Society of Black Engineer is the only conference that is structured to handle the entire black engineering community and all its associates simultaneously, and it’s the only known qualified source. As a result of the USPTO’s exemption from the Competition in Contracting Act, the subject requirement is being procured using the Alternate Competition Method in accordance with the Patent and Trademark Acquisition Guidelines (PTAG) and the Patent and Trademark Office Efficiency Act, 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(4)(A).
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to Yen Nguyen, Contracting Officer at yen.nguyen1@uspto.gov no later than January 30, 2025.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Form USPTO-OP-108 - PTAG Part 6.1.1 Synopsis - Non-Competitive_NSBE.pdf |
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