Pre-Grant Publication Pilot Program

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has a requirement for a Pre-Grant Publication Pilot, NAICS Code 511199, for a period of approximately one year. The anticipated award date is March 1, 2016. USPTO is exempt from the Competition in Contracting Act under the Patent & Trademark Office Efficiency Act, USC ,(b)(4)(A) and the subject requirement is being procured using the Alternative Competition Method as described in the Patent and Trademark Office Acquisition Guidelines (PTAG). In accordance with the PTAG, the USPTO publicized this requirement on June 17, 2015 through a Sources Sought notice and the results indicate that only a limited number of vendors are most likely to successfully meet the agency's needs. As a result, the solicitation will only be issued to the limited number of qualified vendors.