# United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Search Services

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/usptoacq250359

- Solicitation number: USPTOACQ250359
- Notice type: Sources sought
- Status: Closed. Deadline was November 29, 2024 at 12:00 PM EST
- Department: Department of Commerce
- Agency: US Patent and Trademark Office
- Contracting office: Department of Commerce Pto (1333BJ)
- Product or service code: R498 Patent and Trademark Services
- Set-aside: 8(a) set-aside
- 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: October 29, 2024
- Last posted: October 29, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d5a9b0ddfc9445d7974246fb4a9ee8d0/view

## Description

The USPTO, Office of the Commissioner for Patents requires contractor support services to perform Automated Biotechnology Sequence Search (ABSS)/Sequence searching, Chemical Structure Searching, and Text (General) Searching in order to meet the USPTO mission, which is the examination, granting and dissemination of patents. The purpose of this contract is to provide the USPTO and its customers with Search Services.

The USPTO seeks a highly-qualified team with the technical capabilities and willingness to bring innovative concepts/methodologies and industry best practices to support of the USPTO’s patent examination process. This requirement will be a best value firm fixed price award. Please see attached PWS and Attachments (1,2,3,4,5) for additional requirement details. Please provide your capability statement (1-2 pages) and reply to this announcement as an interested vendor

## Publications

- October 29, 2024: Sources sought, due November 29, 2024 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice d5a9b0ddfc9445d7974246fb4a9ee8d0. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d5a9b0ddfc9445d7974246fb4a9ee8d0/view

## Points of contact

- Sean Bain, Sean.Bain@uspto.gov

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