# USPTO PTAG 6.1.4 - Intent to Sole Source

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/acq250536

- Solicitation number: ACQ-25-0536
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was July 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of Commerce
- Agency: US Patent and Trademark Office
- Contracting office: Department of Commerce Pto (1333BJ)
- NAICS: 513210 Software Publishers
- Product or service code: 7F20 Hardware and software products supporting IT Management services. Includes Enterprise Architecture (EA), Financial Management, and Strategic Planning. EA includes services supporting business, information, application and technical architecture to drive standardization, integration and efficiency among business technology solutions. Financial Management includes services involved in the planning, budgeting, spend management and chargeback of IT expenditures and the costing of IT products and services. IT Management and Strategic Planning include senior professional and administrative support services facilitating centralized IT strategy and planning.
- Place of performance: Alexandria, Virginia
- County: City of Alexandria (FIPS 51510). https://abierto.us/counties/city-of-alexandria-va-51510
- City: Alexandria. https://abierto.us/cities/alexandria-va-5101000
- First posted: June 23, 2025
- Last posted: June 23, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9f3e500202b94732a24a386264df3b15/view

## Description

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.

## Publications

- June 23, 2025: Special notice, due July 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 9f3e500202b94732a24a386264df3b15. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9f3e500202b94732a24a386264df3b15/view

## Points of contact

- David Hill, david.hill@uspto.gov, 5712724848
- Brian Carper, brian.carper@uspto.gov, 5712721665

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