Sources sought
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Public Awareness campaign strategy on the dangers of counterfeit substances or devices
140-0176
US Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce Pto. Public Relations Agencies.
Offers due
November 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM EST
16 days from now. Posted October 29, 2026, first published October 14, 2026.
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Description
As published on SAM.gov.
See Rev 1 for RFI response due date.
THIS IS A PTAG SOURCES SOUGHT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY.
In accordance with the Patent and Trademark Office Efficiency Act (PTOEA), 35 U.S.C. § 2(b)(4)(A), this Sources Sought Notice Request for Information) (RFI) is strictly for market research ONLY. It is for informational and planning purposes and shall NOT be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government at this time.
This RFI is being made available under NAICS 541820 - Public Relations Agencies.
This effort is for campaign services to support a nationwide public awareness campaign to highlight the dangers of counterfeit pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
The USPTO is seeking information from qualified vendors regarding capabilities and relevant experience to support potential public relations services to create and execute a nationwide public awareness campaign consisting of media relations, videos, and other creative communications deliverables including a microsite and social media campaign to highlight the dangers of counterfeit pharmaceuticals and medical devices that are falsely represented as products made or distributed by real pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Submission Instructions:
Questions due: no later than October 26, 2026 at 1pm ET
RFI Response Due Date: November 6, 2026 10am ET
All details are located within the PDF attachment.
Attachments
Files listed on SAM.gov. The ones we hold a copy of download from here; the rest open SAM's download, which needs no account.
- RFI USPTO Public Campaign Strategy.pdf509 KB, October 14, 2026
Publications
Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.
October 14, 2026
Sources sought
Due November 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM EST. SAM.gov, notice ee1d91a6b6f6444b856f177915ab0bb9
1 revisions on SAM
- October 14, 2026: publish, sources sought
October 29, 2026
Sources sought
Due November 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM EST. SAM.gov, notice 8e5d469f53f24670b9ef99d4848d615d
2 revisions on SAM
- October 29, 2026: publish, sources sought
- October 14, 2026: publish, sources sought
Points of contact
- Joy PittsJoy.Pitts@uspto.govNo phone calls
- Emalee GawrelskiEmalee.Gawrelski@uspto.govNo phone calls