The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) just announced that this global leader in trusted and transformative intelligence has been awarded a three-year contract to acquire capabilities for examiners working on patent applications to search images in design databases using AI technologies.
Notice ID: 1333BJ24C00150001
Related Notice: 1333BJ23R00150002
Contract Award Date: Feb 15, 2024
Contract Award Number: 1333BJ24C00150001
Contractor Awarded Unique Entity ID: KCEFDML72122
Contractor Awarded Name: CLARIVATE ANALYTICS (US) LLC
Contractor Awarded Address: Ann Arbor, MI 48108 USA
Base and All Options Value (Total Contract Value): $12,618,322.20
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has determined there is a need to acquire capabilities for examiners working on patent applications to search images in design databases by using images as a query (hereinafter referred to as image searching) using artificial intelligence (AI) technologies (AI Driven Image Search Tool). The USPTO is seeking access to the vendor’s AI-driven image searching tool to support the examiner search for patent applications. This Software as a Service (SaaS) solution will not replace any tools that USPTO currently provides to Patent Examiners.
As a result of the USPTO’s exemption from the Competition in Contracting Act, the AI Driven Image Search Tool requirement is being procured using the Alternate Competition Method in accordance with the Patent and Trademark Acquisition Guidelines (PTAG), 78 Fed. Reg. 61185, (October 3, 2013), and the Patent and Trademark Office Efficiency Act, 35 U.S.C. § 2(b)(4)(A).
The USPTO originally publicized this requirement on September 28, 2020 in the form of a Request for Information (RFI) with a response date of October 14, 2020 and a second RFI on November 2, 2022 with a response date of November 18, 2022. Based on the market research conducted, USPTO determined that Clarivate Analytics, LLC (Clarivate) is the vendor most likely to successfully meet the agency’s needs.
The USPTO intends to negotiate and award a contract for the AI Driven Image Search Tool (designated NAICS code 519290), to Clarivate, 3133 W. Frye Road, Suite 401, Chandler, AZ, 85226, for a period of up to three years (one-year base period and two (2) one-year option periods).
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