Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Intent to Sole Source Sla for Televic Microphone System
Deadline: 04 Jun 2026
Posting Date: 22 May 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 141800512
Document Ref. No.: ACQ-26-0868
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY
PTAG Part 6.1.1 Synopsis - Intent to Sole Source
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Office of Policy and International Affairs (OPIA), and the Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) has a brand name justification requirement for a Service Level Agreement (SLA) for the already installed and existing Televic Mic System used for Simultaneous Interpretation in the GIPA Academy. This requirement will ensure secure, available, and fully operational audio/conference capability for scheduled and ad-hoc meetings, including interpretation functionality where applicable. The requirement shall provide maintenance, troubleshooting, repair of hardware, remote (via phone or email) diagnostics, remediation where feasible, onsite support for incidents that cannot be resolved remotely, spare parts management, and replacement for covered components which are proprietary from Televic. The Vendor shall provide all labor, supervision, materials, tools, test equipment, transportation, and Original Equipment Manufacturer-authorized services necessary to maintain and support the Televic Confide system.
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.
In accordance with PTAG 6.1.1, the USPTO conducted market research which included posting a “for information only” intent to sole source to SAM.gov. The results indicate that only Televic Conference US Corporation 7008 Virginia Manor Road, Beltsville, MD 20708 can meet this brand name USPTO requirement.
Televic Conference US Corporation is uniquely qualified to perform this requirement since the system installed is Televic. Eng...
Notice ID: acq-26-0868
Department/Ind. Agency: commerce, department of
Sub-tier: us patent and trademark office
Product Service Code: 5965 - headsets, handsets, microphones and speakers
NAICS Code: 334310 - Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing
Inactive Dates: jun 19, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
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