SOURCES SOUGHT
76 -- Research for Patent Literature
- Notice Date
- 12/10/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541910
— Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), Office of Procurement, P. O. Box 1450 - Mail Stop 6, 600 Dulany Street, MDE, 7th Floor, Alexandria, Virginia, 22313-1450
- ZIP Code
- 22313-1450
- Solicitation Number
- 163P0901015
- Archive Date
- 1/2/2009
- Point of Contact
- Shellie Eaton,, Phone: 571-272-5146, Shellie Eaton,, Phone: 571-272-5146
- E-Mail Address
-
shellie.eaton@uspto.gov, shellie.eaton@uspto.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) intends to award a sole-source purchase order in the amount of $30,000 plus two (2) options for patent literature research to The Research Investment, Inc. 20600 Chagrin Boulevard, Suite 650, Cleveland, OH in accordance with FAR 6.302-1 only one responsible source. No RFP will be issued as a result. The Document Delivery Division of The Research Investment is uniquely set-up to accommodate Non Patent Literature (NPL) reference requests submitted by the USPTO. The purchase order will support requested searches and research for the rapid delivery of obscure articles, books, reports, studies, conference proceedings, company literature, standards, specifications, and regulations from unconventional and remote resources worldwide in a variety of languages within 48 hours (2 working days) of 75% of the requests. This also includes the need to pursue private company documents, brochures, research reports, and in-house publications while complying with industry standards for such research, and only obtain what is approved for the public domain. Research Investment, Inc. is the only responsible source that can meet the USPTO requirements within the USPTO time constraints. The point of contact for information regarding this sources sought request is Shellie M. Eaton at (571) 272-5146. Responses can be sent to the USPTO, Office of Procurement, via E-Mail referencing the solicitation number and title to Shellie.Eaton@uspto.gov no later than 5:00 P.M. (EST) on December 18, 2008.
- Web Link
-
FedBizOpps Complete View
(https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=70eb20fbcf39e906fbdd4514cbe4f2ae&tab=core&_cview=1)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 600 Dulany Street, MDW Lobby Lvl, 1A72B, Alexandria, Virginia, 22314, United States
- Zip Code: 22314
- Zip Code: 22314
- Record
- SN01716497-W 20081212/081210215825-70eb20fbcf39e906fbdd4514cbe4f2ae (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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