USPTO PTAG 6. 1. 4 - Intent to Sole Source
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- ACQ-25-0536
- Agency
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US Patent and Trademark Office
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513210 Software Publishers
- Place of performance
- Alexandria, Virginia 22314, 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 sole source a contract for Prime Recognition Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Software. The procurement will utilize the Patent and Trademark Office Efficiency Act (PTOEA) authority and is classified under NAICS code 513210 for Software Publishers. The anticipated contract is a non-competitive, firm fixed price purchase order with a base year period from September 30, 2025 to September 29, 2026, plus two one-year options. The USPTO conducted market research in June 2025 that identified one vendor as most likely to successfully meet the agency's requirements. The anticipated award date is on or before August 15, 2025.
The Special Notice serves to inform the contracting community of USPTO's intention to award this OCR software requirement to Prime Recognition Corporation, a small disadvantaged business, without competition. The software will support USPTO's Certified Copy and Assignments, Patent Exam Center, and Trademark Content Management Services with requirements including 99% OCR accuracy, multi-language support, handwriting recognition, and batch processing capabilities. Other small disadvantaged businesses may express interest in competing for this requirement by contacting the Contracting Officer within the synopsis period ending July 9, 2025. Interested vendors must submit a one-page capability statement demonstrating their ability to perform the requirement as described in Part 6.1.4 of the Patent and Trademark Office Acquisition Guidelines. The notice clarifies that this synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals, and questions must be submitted in writing via email to the designated points of contact.
Notice text
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has a requirement for Prime Recognition Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Software utilizing North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code 513210 for the anticipated base year period of performance September 30, 2025 – September 29, 2026. The anticipated award date is on or before August 15, 2025. The USPTO intends to procure this requirement using its authority under the Patent and Trademark Office Efficiency Act (PTOEA), 35 U.S.C. § 2(b)(4)(A), and Patent and Trademark Office Acquisition Guidelines (PTAG), 78 Fed. Reg. 61185 (Oct. 3, 2013),
In accordance with PTOEA and PTAG the USPTO concluded market research in June 2025 and the results indicated one vendor most likely to successfully meet the agency’s need. Additionally, USPTO intends to solicit, negotiate and award a non-competitive, firm fixed price (FFP) purchase order to include a one-year base and two (2) one-year options.
The USPTO intends to award the Prime Recognition OCR requirement to Prime Recognition Corporation., a small disadvantaged business. Any other vendor that is part of the small disadvantaged business program may contact the Contracting Officer to express interest in competing for the requirement within the synopsis period. When contacting the Contracting Officer, vendors must submit a capability statement that does not exceed 1 page in length that shows their ability to perform the requirement as described in Part 6.1.4 of the PTAG https://federalregister.gov/a/2013-24316.
Based on its PTOEA authority, the solicitation will only be issued to Prime Recognition Corporation, a small disadvantaged business. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to the listed point of contact and alternate point of contact [by DATE??].
This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| PrimeOCR ACQ-25-0356 SOW-20250610.docx | DOCX document |
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