Patent Legal Services

Closed Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
75F40122Q00001
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
54119 Other Legal Services
Place of performance
Silver Spring, Maryland 20993, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

Notice text

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Update #7 · Latest ·

1/18/2022 Update:  Amendment No. 4 with Additional Question-and-Answer is now uploaded.

1/14/2022 Update:  A question has been received from a prospective offeror that the Government deems important enough to answer, in order to assist offerors in finalizing their proposals, that the proposal due date is hereby extended to 1/24/2022.  We hope to post the Q&A on Tuesday, January 18, 2022.

1/6/2022 Update:  Attachment L - HHS Small Business Subcontracting Plan Template, is now uploaded.  It was inadvertently omitted from the uploading of Amendment 3-related documents.

Amendment #0003:  Questions and Answers, and amended Attachment 2 - Labor Categories.  See uploaded documents.

Amendment #0002:  Revises the due date for offeror's questions to Tuesday, December 28, 2021, by 4:30 PM ET. Please review the attached Amendment #00002. 

Amendment # 0001: Delete  Classification -- Partial Set-Aside.  This acquisition  is a full and open competiltion. 

No additional revisions are being made under Amendment # 00001. 

RFQ 75F40122Q00001 Patent Legal Services

This contract is to acquire Patent Legal Services that support the entire patent life cycle and provide protection for FDA-owned intellectual property across FDA’s Technologies. Patent Legal Services acquired under this contract consist of pre-grant prosecution activities such as patent search services, patent opinions, patent prosecution services, patent litigation, petitions, ancillary patent services and patent fee payment services for both domestic and foreign patent filings. FDA also requires legal services that support contested proceedings and Post-grant activities such as proceedings conducted by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Ex-Parte, Inter-Partes Review, covered business method reviews, post-grant review, interference, and licensing consultation. Such post grant services also include reissue, reexamination and interference activities and opposition activities conducted before foreign patent offices. 

See Attached Combined Synopsis Solicitation: RFQ 75F40122Q00001 Patent Legal Services.

Contacts: Kimberly.Davis@fda.hhs.gov; James.Whitt@fda.hhs.gov

Update #6 ·

1/14/2022 Update:  A question has been received from a prospective offeror that the Government deems important enough to answer, in order to assist offerors in finalizing their proposals, that the proposal due date is hereby extended to 1/24/2022.  We hope to post the Q&A on Tuesday, January 18, 2022.

1/6/2022 Update:  Attachment L - HHS Small Business Subcontracting Plan Template, is now uploaded.  It was inadvertently omitted from the uploading of Amendment 3-related documents.

Amendment #0003:  Questions and Answers, and amended Attachment 2 - Labor Categories.  See uploaded documents.

Amendment #0002:  Revises the due date for offeror's questions to Tuesday, December 28, 2021, by 4:30 PM ET. Please review the attached Amendment #00002. 

Amendment # 0001: Delete  Classification -- Partial Set-Aside.  This acquisition  is a full and open competiltion. 

No additional revisions are being made under Amendment # 00001. 

RFQ 75F40122Q00001 Patent Legal Services

This contract is to acquire Patent Legal Services that support the entire patent life cycle and provide protection for FDA-owned intellectual property across FDA’s Technologies. Patent Legal Services acquired under this contract consist of pre-grant prosecution activities such as patent search services, patent opinions, patent prosecution services, patent litigation, petitions, ancillary patent services and patent fee payment services for both domestic and foreign patent filings. FDA also requires legal services that support contested proceedings and Post-grant activities such as proceedings conducted by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Ex-Parte, Inter-Partes Review, covered business method reviews, post-grant review, interference, and licensing consultation. Such post grant services also include reissue, reexamination and interference activities and opposition activities conducted before foreign patent offices. 

See Attached Combined Synopsis Solicitation: RFQ 75F40122Q00001 Patent Legal Services.

Contacts: Kimberly.Davis@fda.hhs.gov; James.Whitt@fda.hhs.gov

Update #5 ·

1/6/2022 Update:  Attachment L - HHS Small Business Subcontracting Plan Template, is now uploaded.  It was inadvertently omitted from the uploading of Amendment 3-related documents.

Amendment #0003:  Questions and Answers, and amended Attachment 2 - Labor Categories.  See uploaded documents.

Amendment #0002:  Revises the due date for offeror's questions to Tuesday, December 28, 2021, by 4:30 PM ET. Please review the attached Amendment #00002. 

Amendment # 0001: Delete  Classification -- Partial Set-Aside.  This acquisition  is a full and open competiltion. 

No additional revisions are being made under Amendment # 00001. 

RFQ 75F40122Q00001 Patent Legal Services

This contract is to acquire Patent Legal Services that support the entire patent life cycle and provide protection for FDA-owned intellectual property across FDA’s Technologies. Patent Legal Services acquired under this contract consist of pre-grant prosecution activities such as patent search services, patent opinions, patent prosecution services, patent litigation, petitions, ancillary patent services and patent fee payment services for both domestic and foreign patent filings. FDA also requires legal services that support contested proceedings and Post-grant activities such as proceedings conducted by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Ex-Parte, Inter-Partes Review, covered business method reviews, post-grant review, interference, and licensing consultation. Such post grant services also include reissue, reexamination and interference activities and opposition activities conducted before foreign patent offices. 

See Attached Combined Synopsis Solicitation: RFQ 75F40122Q00001 Patent Legal Services.

Contacts: Kimberly.Davis@fda.hhs.gov; James.Whitt@fda.hhs.gov

Update #4 ·

Amendment #0003:  Questions and Answers, and amended Attachment 2 - Labor Categories.  See uploaded documents.

Amendment #0002:  Revises the due date for offeror's questions to Tuesday, December 28, 2021, by 4:30 PM ET. Please review the attached Amendment #00002. 

Amendment # 0001: Delete  Classification -- Partial Set-Aside.  This acquisition  is a full and open competiltion. 

No additional revisions are being made under Amendment # 00001. 

RFQ 75F40122Q00001 Patent Legal Services

This contract is to acquire Patent Legal Services that support the entire patent life cycle and provide protection for FDA-owned intellectual property across FDA’s Technologies. Patent Legal Services acquired under this contract consist of pre-grant prosecution activities such as patent search services, patent opinions, patent prosecution services, patent litigation, petitions, ancillary patent services and patent fee payment services for both domestic and foreign patent filings. FDA also requires legal services that support contested proceedings and Post-grant activities such as proceedings conducted by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Ex-Parte, Inter-Partes Review, covered business method reviews, post-grant review, interference, and licensing consultation. Such post grant services also include reissue, reexamination and interference activities and opposition activities conducted before foreign patent offices. 

See Attached Combined Synopsis Solicitation: RFQ 75F40122Q00001 Patent Legal Services.

Contacts: Kimberly.Davis@fda.hhs.gov; James.Whitt@fda.hhs.gov

Update #3 ·

Amendment #0002:  Revises the due date for offeror's questions to Tuesday, December 28, 2021, by 4:30 PM ET. Please review the attached Amendment #00002. 

Amendment # 0001: Delete  Classification -- Partial Set-Aside.  This acquisition  is a full and open competiltion. 

No additional revisions are being made under Amendment # 00001. 

RFQ 75F40122Q00001 Patent Legal Services

This contract is to acquire Patent Legal Services that support the entire patent life cycle and provide protection for FDA-owned intellectual property across FDA’s Technologies. Patent Legal Services acquired under this contract consist of pre-grant prosecution activities such as patent search services, patent opinions, patent prosecution services, patent litigation, petitions, ancillary patent services and patent fee payment services for both domestic and foreign patent filings. FDA also requires legal services that support contested proceedings and Post-grant activities such as proceedings conducted by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Ex-Parte, Inter-Partes Review, covered business method reviews, post-grant review, interference, and licensing consultation. Such post grant services also include reissue, reexamination and interference activities and opposition activities conducted before foreign patent offices. 

See Attached Combined Synopsis Solicitation: RFQ 75F40122Q00001 Patent Legal Services.

Contacts: Kimberly.Davis@fda.hhs.gov; James.Whitt@fda.hhs.gov

Update #2 ·

Amendment # 0001: Delete  Classification -- Partial Set-Aside.  This acquisition  is a full and open competiltion. 

No additional revisions are being made under Amendment # 00001. 

RFQ 75F40122Q00001 Patent Legal Services

This contract is to acquire Patent Legal Services that support the entire patent life cycle and provide protection for FDA-owned intellectual property across FDA’s Technologies. Patent Legal Services acquired under this contract consist of pre-grant prosecution activities such as patent search services, patent opinions, patent prosecution services, patent litigation, petitions, ancillary patent services and patent fee payment services for both domestic and foreign patent filings. FDA also requires legal services that support contested proceedings and Post-grant activities such as proceedings conducted by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Ex-Parte, Inter-Partes Review, covered business method reviews, post-grant review, interference, and licensing consultation. Such post grant services also include reissue, reexamination and interference activities and opposition activities conducted before foreign patent offices. 

See Attached Combined Synopsis Solicitation: RFQ 75F40122Q00001 Patent Legal Services.

Contacts: Kimberly.Davis@fda.hhs.gov; James.Whitt@fda.hhs.gov

Update #1 ·

RFQ 75F40122Q00001 Patent Legal Services

This contract is to acquire Patent Legal Services that support the entire patent life cycle and provide protection for FDA-owned intellectual property across FDA’s Technologies. Patent Legal Services acquired under this contract consist of pre-grant prosecution activities such as patent search services, patent opinions, patent prosecution services, patent litigation, petitions, ancillary patent services and patent fee payment services for both domestic and foreign patent filings. FDA also requires legal services that support contested proceedings and Post-grant activities such as proceedings conducted by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Ex-Parte, Inter-Partes Review, covered business method reviews, post-grant review, interference, and licensing consultation. Such post grant services also include reissue, reexamination and interference activities and opposition activities conducted before foreign patent offices. 

See Attached Combined Synopsis Solicitation: RFQ 75F40122Q00001 Patent Legal Services.

Contacts: Kimberly.Davis@fda.hhs.gov; James.Whitt@fda.hhs.gov

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