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.
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.
Our Vendor Information page includes helpful links such as current USPTO contracts and awards, helpful information for small businesses, information on our Performance Based Organization (PBO) procedures and other related topics.
Bill Weinberg, Director, Office of Procurement
Kate Kudrewicz, Deputy Director of the Office of Procurement
The Office of Procurement is composed of the following divisions:
Policy, Analysis and Oversight Division
The goals and objectives of the Policy, Analysis, and Oversight Division are as follows:
- Coordinates, implements, and maintains local USPTO Office of Procurement (OP) policies and guidance. This includes guidance related to simplified acquisition procedures, contracts, and purchase card procurements.
- Measures OP performance against established goals for competition, performance based service contracts, and various Small Business Programs.
- Evaluates execution of procurement function to assess compliance with legislation, regulations, Department of Commerce and USPTO OP local policies and procedures. Confirms currency, completeness, and accuracy of Federal Procurement System Next Generation (FPDS-NG) procurement data.
- Manages and oversees USPTO Purchase Card Program.
- Ensures that completed contracts are closed out and excess funds recouped.
- Familiarizes small business community with USPTO product and service needs.
John Bardwell, Chief, Policy, Analysis, and Oversight Division
Information Resources Acquisition Division/Systems and Services Acquisition Division
The goals and objectives of the Information Resources Acquisition Division and Systems and Services Acquisition Division are as follows:
- Serve as the acquisition/business adviser and interact with USPTO Business Units to implement all DoC/UPSTO/OCFO/OP procurement and acquisition policies and procedures.
- Ensure USPTO compliance with FAR/PTAG rules and regulations.
- Ensure highest level of procurement integrity is followed in all procurements.
- Research and implement innovative and effective business solutions in support of the USPTO/OCFO/OP mission.
- Establish advance planning techniques in partnerships with program offices to link their goals with the USPTO’s strategic, budget and information technology plans.
- Coordinate and conduct all procurement planning, solicitation, proposal evaluation, negotiation, and award functions supporting USPTO Business Units.
- Provide customers and associated contractors timely and efficient contract executions, administration, funding, and closeout services.
- Foster open communications to promote, build, and nurture effective partnerships with industry, interagency and agency wide customers to keep abreast of best practices.
- Respond to DoC/USPTO/OCFO/OP data calls and requests for procurement and contracting information.
- Bottom Line: Get the procurement job done right and on time to ensure the customer satisfaction.
Chris Hannah, Chief, Information Resources Acquisition Division
Sylvia Van Dyke, Chief, Systems and Services Acquisition Division
