Services to Docket and Pay Annuities for Patents

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking services to docket, track, and report quarterly on the status of foreign patents, including the payment of annuities, taxes, and maintenance fees to maintain existing patents in force. The contractor will be responsible for providing these services for approximately 800 Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications/International Patents. The services will include docketing, tracking, and reporting on the status of foreign patents, as well as paying annuities, taxes, and maintenance fees. The contract is expected to be a firm-fixed price purchase order, and the award will be made to the offeror representing the best value to the Government. • The contractor will be required to provide services for approximately 800 PCT applications/International Patents. • The services will include docketing, tracking, and reporting on the status of foreign patents. • The contractor will be responsible for paying annuities, taxes, and maintenance fees to maintain existing patents in force. • The contract is expected to be a firm-fixed price purchase order. • The award will be made to the offeror representing the best value to the Government.