SPECIAL NOTICE
R -- Subject Matter Expert Consulting - Lead IT Architect - Patents
- Notice Date
- 11/26/2013
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), Office of Procurement, P. O. Box 1450 - Mail Stop 6, 600 Dulany Street, MDE, 7th Floor, Alexandria, Virginia, 22313-1450
- ZIP Code
- 22313-1450
- Solicitation Number
- DOC50PAPT1400006
- Archive Date
- 12/11/2013
- Point of Contact
- V. Anne Tugbang, Phone: 5712726550
- E-Mail Address
-
vanne.tugbang@uspto.gov
(vanne.tugbang@uspto.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Unites States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) intends to award a sole source contract to Tactical Strategy Group (TSG), Inc. for Business Architecture Subject Matter Expert services pertaining to the Patents End-to-End (PE2E) Portfolio, Program and Projects and the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB). As the author of such books as "Business Architecture: The Art and Practice of Business Transformation," "Legacy Systems: Transformation Strategies" and "Information Systems Transformation: Architecture-Driven Modernization Case Studies", Mr. Ulrich possesses a unique set of qualifications to continue to provide direction and guidance to the PE2E and PTAB Business Architecture teams. Additionally, Mr. Ulrich possesses the unique ability and expertise to provide the best use of a business architecture process to determine the viability of a given business/IT transformation strategy from a fully independent perspective. The USPTO contracted with TSG and Mr. Ulrich from 2010-2013 to guide the Patent and Trademark business to prepare and deliver an assessment of the proposed Trademark Next Generation (TM NG) Program and PE2E program. The resulting reports have been accepted by the USPTO and the Office is implementing the recommendations provided in the report. Mr. Ulrich's unique expertise and experience with business architecture is required in order to complete the current state of the Business Architecture and further develop the future state. This work is extremely important as it will be the foundation for the Patents End-to-End work. After the Business Architecture is completed, the PE2E and PTAB programs will use the unique qualifications of Mr. Ulrich to help translate the Business Architecture into the PE2E and PTAB business/IT architecture and solutions that meet the Patent business needs in a manner consistent with the other accepted recommendations made in the Patent Business / IT Transformation Strategy Assessment Report. Market research was conducted and Mr. Ulrich is the only responsible source to meet the Agency's needs based on his unique expertise, experience and the Agency's adoption of the recommendations from Mr. Ulrich's report Patent Business / IT Transformation Strategy Assessment Report. Mr. Ulrich is the inventor and expert in The Systems Redevelopment Methodology (TSRM) adopted by the USPTO. This methodology was provided to the USPTO in FY2010 and 2011 and Mr. Ulrich's unique expertise in this methodology allows the USPTO to continue this work with the Patent Business. Mr. Ulrich's previous work with the USPTO gives him substantial background knowledge of both the patents and trademark businesses. He has a superlative set of qualifications as a business strategist relating to business value definition, software development methodologies and legacy system migration. Mr. Ulrich is widely published and a recognized industry leader of substantial reputation. The USPTO intends to negotiate and award a contract for Business Architecture Subject Matter Expertise Services to Tactical Strategy Group (TSG) NAICS 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services for a period of one (1) year, with an estimated value of $500,000.00. The anticipated award date is December 30, 2013. As a result of USPTO's exemption from the Competition in Contracting Act, the above requirement is being procured using the Alternative Competition Method in accordance with Patent and Trademarks Acquisition Guidelines (PTAG) Part 6 and the Patent and Trademark Office Efficiency Act 35 U.S.C.2(b)(4)(A). This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals.
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