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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 15, 2002 FBO #0103
SOLICITATION NOTICE

D -- Software Development and Maintenance

Notice Date

3/13/2002
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), Office of Procurement, Box 6, Washington, DC, 20231
 

ZIP Code

20231
 

Solicitation Number

182P02372
 

Response Due

3/28/2002
 

Archive Date

4/12/2002
 

Point of Contact

David Sibik, Contracting Officer, Phone (703) 305-9166, Fax (703) 305-5484, - Raymond Witmer, Contracting Officer, Phone (703) 308-5064, Fax (703) 305-8294,
 

E-Mail Address

dave.sibik@uspto.gov, raymond.witmer@uspto.gov
 

Description

In August 1998 the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) competitively awarded through the GSA FSS Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Software Performance Systems (SPS) for software development and maintenance support using Gentia software. SPS has developed, enhanced, and maintained the Patent Operational Planning and Budget Administration System (OPBUDGET) to the present and has provided on-going support to facilitate the USPTO's initiatives of reducing patent pendency and enhancing the quality of patent examinations. The USPTO subsequently awarded an eleven (11) month sole source BPA to SPS beginning in October 2001 to continue support of the USPTO's mission critical decision support system OPBUDGET. The USPTO now intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with SPS a cost plus fixed fee contract for the acquisition of continued developmental support and enhancements using the Gentia software and database development environment. The period of performance will be for eighteen (18) months with an expected start on April 1, 2002 and continuing through September 30, 2003. During the 18-month time frame the USPTO intends to transition from the Gentia software and database development environment to a new state-of-the-art environment for OPBUDGET. This transition will be accomplished with other contractors developing and later enhancing and maintaining the new state-of-the-art environment for OPBUDGET. The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Unacceptable cost, schedule, and technical risks would be incurred if another contractor were selected for the OPBUDGET effort. Awarding these services to any other source would result in a cost duplication the USPTO is not in a financial position to bear, jeopardize large investments the USPTO has made in developing OPBUDGET, and result in unacceptable delays. This is NOT a request for proposals, nor will one be made available. However, concerns that respond must furnish detailed information describing capabilities to deliver the above services to: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Office of Procurement, Box 6, Washington, DC 20231. See Numbered Note 22.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Arlington, Virginia

Zip Code: 22202

Country: US
 

Record

SN00042006-W 20020315/020313213130 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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