USPTO Search Services
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- ACQ-20-0162
- Agency
- US Patent and Trademark Office Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Competitive 8(a)
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 519190 All Other Information Services
- Place of performance
- Alternate Work Site, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Patent and Trademark Office seeks to award a single fixed price contract for bio-sequence, chemical structure, and general text search services to support patent examination. The solicitation will be released on FedBizOpps in October 2019, with responses due in late November 2019. The contract will have a one-year base period and four optional years. Work will primarily be performed offsite at an approved alternative location. Proposals will be evaluated based on technical approach, past performance, and price. References must submit completed past performance questionnaires by mid-December 2019.
This opportunity is reserved for eligible 8(a) small businesses. The primary NAICS code is 541990 and PSC code is R425. The estimated contract value was not provided. Offerors must price annual volumes by search type for the base and option years. The place of performance will be offsite to support approximately 300,000 searches annually over the five-year period to meet the United States Patent and Trademark Office's mission requirements.
Notice text
4 versions
Update #4 · Latest ·
Please see the attached Amendment 0002 to the RFP for Search services extending the proposal and Past Performance Questionnaire due date to 12:00 PM EST (noon) on December 6, 2019.
Update #3 ·
Please see the attached Amendment 0001 to the RFP for Search services containing responses to vendor questions, a revised RFP, and additional attachments. Proposals are due at noon on December 4, 2019.
Update #2 ·
Please see the attached RFP for Search services. Questions are due at noon on November 12, 2019. Proposals are due at noon on December 4, 2019.
Update #1 ·
The USPTO, Office of the Commissioner for Patents, has a requirement for performing search services for bio-sequences, chemical structures, and general text search services in order to meet the USPTO mission, which is the examination, granting and dissemination of Patents.
This procurement will be offered for competition to all eligible 8(a) participants. The solicitation will be released on FedBizOpps located at https://www.fbo.gov. Interested 8(a) participants should search FedBizOpps for this opportunity. The anticipated solicitation release date is mid to late October 2019 and the anticipated solicitation closing date is late November 2019.
For this requirement, the USPTO intends to award a single fixed price contract with a base year and four optional years. The place of performance will be primarily offsite at an alternative work site.
This procurement will be conducted in accordance with the procedures set forth in FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in conjunction with FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation, and FAR 19.8, Contracting with the Small Business Administration (the 8(a) Program).
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| RFP Amendment 0002.pdf | ||
| Attachment 9 - Past Performance Questionnaire_Amendment 0002.pdf | ||
| Attachment 11 Pricing Template.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| RFP Amendment 0001 11.22.pdf | ||
| Attachment_9_-_Past_Performance_Questionnaire_Search.docx | DOCX document | |
| Search_RFP_11.4.pdf | ||
| Attachment_1-_FY2018_ActualVolumeByType.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Attachment_8_-_Alt_Work_Site_Agreement.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| USPTO Search Services | Award Notice | |
| USPTO Search Services | Solicitation |
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