Cardinal Government Services, Inc.
Evanston, IL Doing business as Cardinal Intellectual Property Inc.
- UEI
- EJDMCFHZFMJ8
- CAGE
- 4CPY0
- Primary NAICS
- 541199 All Other Legal Services
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 1603 Orrington Ave #900, Evanston, IL 60201, USA
- Website
- cardinal-ip.com
- Founded
- 2002
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Commercial & Professional Services
- Professional Services
- Consulting
- SIC code
- 89 Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $18,303,715 |
| FY2025 | $17,433,186 |
| FY2024 | $13,439,237 |
| FY2023 | $16,747,645 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Commerce | $18,303,715 |
Contract vehicles
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Cardinal Intellectual Property Inc., a veteran-owned firm based in Evanston, Illinois, provides international patent search, prior art analysis, and patent opinion services to federal agencies as a prime contractor under full-and-open competition with no set-aside designations. The company operates exclusively on the prime side (100% of recent awards) and derives nearly all its federal revenue from a single customer — the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office — where it holds a dominant position on specialized intellectual property vehicles.
Cardinal's customer concentration is extreme: the USPTO accounts for $671.8 million (100%) of the vendor's combined potential value across nine awards. Two minor one-off awards round out the portfolio — a $6,000 time-and-materials litigation support task from the Department of Justice Civil Division (completion date September 30, 2025) and a $3,875 invalidity search purchase order from Naval Sea Systems Command (June 2024). The USPTO relationship defines the vendor entirely.
Cardinal's primary vehicle is the Patent Cooperation Treaty International Search and Opinion Services (PISO) master IDIQ, a multiple-award indefinite delivery contract with a ceiling of $225.2 million and an ultimate completion date of February 1, 2027. Two delivery orders have been exercised against PISO: a base-year task order valued at $17.2 million awarded February 2, 2025, and an option-year-one task order valued at $13.9 million awarded February 2, 2026. A secondary vehicle, the PTO Document Classification Services 2017-2027 IDIQ, carries two task orders totaling approximately $307 thousand and appears to be closeout activity. The PISO master contract represents the bulk of Cardinal's work — international patent application searches and written patentability opinions supporting the USPTO's obligations under the World Intellectual Property Organization's Patent Cooperation Treaty framework.
Activity remains light but steady: one award per year in 2022, 2023, and 2024, then two awards in 2025 and one in 2026. Combined potential value across all eleven awards stands at $671.8 million, with $325.6 million (48%) obligated to date. One award — the option-year-one PISO delivery order ($13.9 million) — faces ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months and therefore represents a recompete opportunity for competitors and recompete risk for Cardinal.
Cardinal's capability footprint spans patent search and opinion work, prior art analysis, document classification, and litigation support services — specialized intellectual property work concentrated entirely within USPTO's international patent processing operations and occasional defense and Justice Department patent-related needs. The vendor competes on an open basis across its recent award history with no recurring set-aside posture.
Quick answers
Is Cardinal Government Services, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Cardinal Government Services, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through July 6, 2027.
Which contract vehicles does Cardinal Government Services, Inc. hold?
Cardinal Government Services, Inc. holds a place on 2 federal contract vehicles, including PISO and PTO Document Classification Services 2017-2027.
How much has Cardinal Government Services, Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $17,433,186 to Cardinal Government Services, Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $65,923,783 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Cardinal Government Services, Inc. rank among federal contractors?
Cardinal Government Services, Inc. ranked #2 in PSC R498, #51 at the Department of Commerce and #93 in NAICS 54199 in FY2025.
What is Cardinal Government Services, Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Cardinal Government Services, Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Patent cooperation treaty international search and opinion services - option year one task order award (1333BJ26F00151001), from US Patent and Trademark Office, on February 2, 2026.
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