SOLICITATION NOTICE
H -- Computer-Based Examination System for Registering Patent Attorneys and Agents
- Notice Date
- 2/11/2003
- 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
- 50PAPT301008
- Archive Date
- 4/12/2003
- Point of Contact
- Sue Messina, Contract Specialist, Phone (703) 305-8448, Fax (703) 305-8294,
- E-Mail Address
-
susan.messina@uspto.gov
- Description
- The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) requires computer test administrator(s) capable of administering computer-based registration examinations for patent attorneys and agents. The computer-based examination system will replace registration examinations currently administered with printed test booklets and mark sense forms, and will accommodate current and future multiple choice examinations designed by the USPTO. To measure legal qualifications of registration candidates, the USPTO develops an examination that is currently being administered by the Office of Personnel Management twice a year in thirty-seven cities around the United States. It is currently a written, multiple-choice exam. In recent years, about 2500 to 3000 candidates apply each time the examination is offered. The objective of this procurement is to find a computer test administrator that can provide a computer-based testing system, a network of testing centers located in all 50 states, and the resources and personnel needed to administer the examinations. The USPTO anticipates the period of performance of this acquisition to be for a one-year base period, and four, one-year option periods. The contract will be at no cost to the Government. The Contractor will receive a portion of the fees charged to registration candidates for test administration and related services. This procurement is being conducted as a full and open competition. A Request for Proposal (RFP) will be made available on the Internet at http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/comp/proc/currproj.htm on or about February 26, 2003 with an anticipated award date in July 2003. Interested parties are responsible for checking the website regularly for release of the RFP and for other procurement-related documents. Since all procurement-related documents will be released via the Internet, a mailing list and list of interested vendors will not be available. Potential offerors are requested to submit any other procurement-related questions via e-mail to the attention of Sue Messina at susan.messina@uspto.gov. Unless otherwise requested, answers will be disseminated via the Internet and posted at http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/comp/proc/currproj.htm.
- Record
- SN00257120-W 20030213/030211213350 (fbodaily.com)
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