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95 -- PAY PATENT MAINTENANCE AND ANNUITY FEES SOL 263-95-P-(AB)-0038 POC Ms. Ann Bryant, Contract Specialist, Division of Procurement, Acquisition Branch A, 6120 Executive Blvd., EPS/802, Rockville, MD 20892,301/402-3080. Patent mainteance and annuity fees. Sol 263-95-P-(AB)-0038, POC Ann Bryant, Contract Specialist, 301/402-3080. The National Institutes (NIH) has a requirement to provide patent maintenance and annuity fees for the protection of inventions of PHS employees in foreign countries. Countries included, but not limited to, are Japan, Canada, Australia and the European Patent Office. Offeror must be knowledgeable of patent laws in each foreign country. At least 700 active patents are curretnly filed throughout the world and in multiple settings (various countries). A total of 815 payments are estimated per year. Payments must be made in foreign currency, requiring a native foreign associate to present the payment. The period of performance is for a one year basic period with four one-year options. The NIH intends to negotiate with Computer Package, Inc., Rockville, Md. 20852, under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 for this requirement. This is not a formal solicitation. However, firms responding to this notice must furnish concise responses directed specifically to the requirements mentioned above. Sources demonstrating the capability to accomplish the above shall supply pertinent information in sufficient detail to demonstrate their ablity to perform a proper evaluation. Interested parties may submit adequate detailed data by which to evaluate capabilities to the attention of Ann Bryant at the address above. This notice may represent the only official notice of such procurement. See Numbered Note(s): 22. (0116)

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