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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Office of Procurement, intends to issue a purchase order to Livestream LLC (Livestream), 111 8th Ave Ste 1509, New York, NY, 10011 for the purchase of the Livestream annual software maintenance. The anticipated award date is April 26, 2016. The estimated award value is $63,582.21 for a base year and four (4) Option Years. The NAICS code for this requirement is 519130, Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals, with a size standard of 1,000. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has a continuing requirement for Livestream annual software maintenance which includes software support and updates for Livestream software and account manager support . Market research indicates Livestream does not have any resellers for its software products and is the only source available for the software. USPTO previously purchased $15,000 hardware equipment specifically for Livestream service. This hardware would become obsolete and additional cost would be incurred to purchase new equipment should a different vendor be selected. It is necessary to procure the Livestream services to continue to use the previously purchase hardware equipment. When the previously purchased Livestream hardware needs replaced USPTO will consider other sources. As a result of the market research and USPTO's exemption from the Competition in Contracting Act, the subject requirement is being procured using the Alternative Competition Method in accordance with the Patent and Trademark Office Acquisition Guidelines (PTAG) and the Patent and Trademark Office Efficiency Act, 5 U.S.C. 2(b)(4)(A). This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals.