SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- USPTO PTAG Intent to Sole Source- Maintenance for Datalogics
- Notice Date
- 8/13/2025 6:35:36 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- Contracting Office
- US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- ACQ-25-1177
- Response Due
- 8/22/2025 1:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 09/06/2025
- Point of Contact
- Christina Cassan
- E-Mail Address
-
christina.cassan@uspto.gov
(christina.cassan@uspto.gov)
- Description
- The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), has a requirement for procurement of Datalogics Adobe PDF Library (APDFL) and Form Extension (FE) Software Development Kit (SDK) licenses, maintenance and support for PBCMS, Event Hub. The USPTO intends to award a contract on a sole source, firm fixed price contract to DataLogics. For this procurement, the USPTO is exempt from the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA) as 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 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(4)(A). The full text is located here: https://federalregister.gov/a/2013-24316. To make this sole source determination and in accordance with PTAG 6.1.1 (b), the USPTO conducted market research which included online research and Patents SME research. USPTO identified Datalogics as the only software that contains Demonconverter as a basic tool that OEMs can use to develop specific client software that includes individual printing system features. As a result, per PTAG 6.1.1 (d) the USPTO intends to negotiate and award a firm fixed price contract with Datalogics to provide the required quality conversion of Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), JPEG, XFA, BMP, TIFF, PNG and PPML files to PDF streams. This requirement utilizes NAICS code 511210 and has a period of performance of September 06, 2025, through September 05, 2028, with an estimated value of $86,964.00. The anticipated award date is September 1, 2025. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals, nor will a solicitation be issued to the public. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to the following point of contact or alternate point of contact no later than 4:00 PM ET on August 22, 2025. PTAG SYNOPSIS STATEMENT 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 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(4)(A) The subsequent solicitation will not be posted on SAM.gov and instead sent directly to the vendor listed above. DISCLAIMER All information received in response to this Special Notice that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this special notice.
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- Record
- SN07548685-F 20250815/250813230046 (samdaily.us)
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