Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: PTAG 611 Speech Writing Services
Deadline: 23 Jan 2026
Posting Date: 14 Jan 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 133645394
Document Ref. No.: ACQ-26-0652
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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PTAG 6.1.1 Notice of Intent for Sole Source
The mission of the USPTO is to foster innovation, competitiveness and economic growth, domestically and abroad, by delivering high quality and timely examination of patent and trademark applications, guiding domestic and international intellectual property policy, and delivering intellectual property information and education worldwide. The Office of the Under Secretary and Director (OUS) supports the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of USPTO, who is the principal advisor to the President of the United States and the administration, through the Secretary of Commerce, on all intellectual property policy matters. The Director also serves as the chief executive of the USPTO, ensuring that the agency achieves its strategic and management goals.
Mr. Richard McCormack is required to perform strategic writing and editing work related to USPTO correspondence, documents and other written material which may cover complex or controversial subject matters.
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://federal register.gov/a/2013-24316.
The USPTO intends to negotiate and award a Purchase Order for Speech Writing Services under All Other Support Services- NAICS Code 561990 -for an estimated period of performance comprised of up to six (6) months. The anticipated award date is January 23, 2026.
For this instance, Mr. McCormack is the only known qualified source since he is a speechwriter with experience writing at the executive-level and having expert knowledge in both patent and intellectual property (IP) domains who possesses both professional speechwriting capability and...
Notice ID: acq-26-0652
Department/Ind. Agency: commerce, department of
Sub-tier: us patent and trademark office
Product Service Code: r499 - support- professional: other
NAICS Code: 561990 - All Other Support Services
Inactive Dates: jan 23, 2026
Inactive Policy: manual
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