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The Government contemplates utilizing the Alternative Competition Method in accordance with the Patent and Trademark Office Acquisition Guidelines (PTAG) and the Patent and Trademark Office Efficiency... The Government contemplates utilizing 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). This market resaerch effort is intended as preliminary market information gathering which the USPTO will use to determine which vendor(s) is/are the most likely to successfully meet the agency’s needs and are thereby eligible to participate in an alternative competition. As a result of this market research, the solicitation will only be issued to the limited number of qualified vendor(s). This multi-phased market research is not a request for competitive proposals. As a result of this market research and in accordance with PTAG 6.1.1, Alternative Competition Method, the USPTO may issue a request for proposals only to the vendor or vendors deemed most likely to successfully meet the agency’s needs. The USPTO is seeking information from industry on Chaos Engineering Tools. See attached Chaos Engineering Tool Market Research Survey for details.