Office of Procurement

The USPTO Office of Procurement awards and administers a wide variety of contracts and simplified purchases for the acquisition of goods and services in support of the agency's mission.  Our site includes helpful links such as current USPTO contracts and awards, office staff listing, helpful information for small businesses, information on our Performance Based Organization (PBO) procedures and other related topics. 

The USPTO Office of Procurement continually strives to remain on the leading edge of procurement reform and current technology. To that end, the Office of Procurement uses USPTO's unique Patent and Trademark Acquisition Guidelines (PTAG) (adopted March 10, 2003), to conduct acquisitions in an efficient and innovative manner, including using performance based contracts, contracting for commercial items, reverse auctioning and oral proposals.  It is our goal to identify and utilize new techniques to develop a partnership with industry.

Attention USPTO vendors!

• It has come to our attention that the vendor community is having trouble accessing Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) on the web. The website is undergoing a redesign and until further notice, you may try accessing FedBizOpps through the following url: https://www.fbo.gov . Please contact GSA if you have further questions.

  NOTE: You may be required to change your password for the new site.

• In April 2007, the USPTO's Office of Procurement began posting simplified acquisitions in Vendor Self Service (VSS).  Registered VSS vendors will be able to view simplified acquisition solicitations posted by the USPTO on the VSS website, submit quotes electronically, and receive email notification of award. 

  For more information, click here: Vendor Self Service.
  

• All contractors/vendors doing business with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) System.

  For more information: Central Contractor Registration (CCR) [PDF]

Continue to check FedBizOpps for USPTO opportunities at the simplified acquisition threshold or contract level as well as Procurement's Current Acquisition Projects page.