Notice of 100% Small Business Set-Aside for Patent Drafting Services
Open Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- W911QX-27-Q-A006
- Agency
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ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground
Army Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541199 All Other Legal Services
- PSC
- B522 Special Studies/Analysis- Legal
- Place of performance
- Adelphi, Maryland 20783, United States
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About this opportunity
Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Adelphi Contracting Division, is soliciting quotes on behalf of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) for patent application drafting services covering six invention disclosures, with responses due November 13, 2026. The procurement is a Total Small Business set-aside.
The structured place of performance is Hyattsville, MD 20783. Delivery and inspection occur at ARL's Adelphi Laboratory Center, Adelphi, Maryland, where the inventions were created. Zachary Dowling is the contracting officer.
The contractor must prepare six unclassified, non-provisional U.S. patent applications: ARL 23-11 (Electrical), ARL 24-15 (Mechanical), ARL 25-18 (Electrical), ARL 25-19 (Electrical), ARL 25-22 (Chemical), and ARL 25-13 (Chemical). Each draft includes a complete specification with a title of up to 500 characters, claims, an Information Disclosure Statement compliant with 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98, one set of formal drawings, and inventor interviews by phone or in person. Specifications must follow 37 CFR 1.52 formatting. Contract performance requires NIST SP 800-171 compliance under DFARS 252.204-7012 and cyber incident reporting. Distribution of contract submission documents is limited to DoD Components.
Draft applications are due within 45 calendar days of task order award, and final applications are due within seven calendar days of TPOC feedback. Required delivery is January 24, 2027. Deliverables are hard copies and electronic media in Microsoft Word and PDF, with copies equal to the number of inventors.
The acquisition is a Firm Fixed Price commercial contract under FAR Part 12 with no contract financing. Payment is 100% upon final inspection and acceptance, NET 30. The NAICS code is 541199 with a $20.5 million size standard, and the PSC is B522.
Evaluation uses comparative evaluation of price, technical capabilities and specifications, and past performance, listed in no order of relative importance. Award goes to the offer most advantageous to the Government. Offers must state business size under the applicable NAICS code and identify any socioeconomic categories held. Government terms take precedence over conflicting offeror terms.
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