Westlaw Database Subscription Sole Source Notice

Notice Type: Sole Source Award Notice Sole Source Authority: The Patent and Trademark Acquisition Guidelines (PTAG) specifically exempts USPTO from the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA - 41 USC 253). Reason for Sole Source: Only one responsible source: the supplies or services needed by the agency are available from only one responsible source and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirements. Anticipated Contract Award Date: November 11, 2009 Synopsis: The United States Patent & Trademark Office intends to issue a sole source award to Thomson/West for access to its exlusive Westlaw databse subscription service for use by the Office of General Counsel. This award is for one year plus four option years for an estimated total value of $830,569.