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Page 2 of 2 QUESTION WITH ANSWER FOR PATENT LEGAL SERVICES 36C24E23R0009 Question: For clarification, does the statement Subcontracting of legal services under this contract is not allowed, other than... Page 2 of 2 QUESTION WITH ANSWER FOR PATENT LEGAL SERVICES 36C24E23R0009 Question: For clarification, does the statement Subcontracting of legal services under this contract is not allowed, other than for foreign filed matters , located in the SOW on page 26 under #5 Personnel Responsibilities and Qualifications, mean that prime/subcontractor arrangements, such as the one mentioned above, are not allowed in RFP responses? Answer: Subcontracting of legal services under this contract is not allowed, other than for foreign filed matters. Per FAR 19.705(2)(b), these services are customarily done in-house because the patent legal process is lengthy, and the quality of performance will be disrupted if the requirement is subcontracted out to different law firms. The services require daily interaction directly with one firm to ensure consistency and quality in the work. Use of subcontracting can interrupt the chain of contractual privity between the Government and the subcontracting attorney, which can interfere with attorney client privileges.

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Pre-Solicitation Notice to solicit for a contractor to provide qualified patent attorneys and agents to perform domestic and foreign patent prosecution and provide legal services useful for the manage... Pre-Solicitation Notice to solicit for a contractor to provide qualified patent attorneys and agents to perform domestic and foreign patent prosecution and provide legal services useful for the management of VA patent portfolios. Patent attorneys and agents will assist the Office of Research and Development s Technology Transfer Program in obtaining patent rights for VA inventions and provide patent legal counseling services for The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Research & Development. The scope of work under this requirement sought by VA comprises the provision by Contractor of comprehensive patent legal counseling and patent prosecution services including the paralegal capacity to handle legal records and documents generated from hundreds of active patent families. VA requires that the contract awardee have the legal capability, training, and resources necessary to prosecute domestic, international, foreign regional and foreign national patent applications. The work under this contract will require patent preparation and patent prosecution in specific scientific and technical areas of interest to VA. Therefore, contractors must have scientific education or training in the scientific areas in which the contractor will be performing legal services for VA. This is not a solicitation. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to solicit for a Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Requirements contract for a base period of five (5) years. The period of performance to commence 07/24/2023 through 07/23/2028 with a five (5) year option period. The overall goal is to meet the Office of Research & Development, Technology Transfer Program (TTP) needs for Patent legal services for research projects in the areas of biomedical, clinical, rehabilitation and health services in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW) that will be included with the Solicitation. The solicitation will be issued as unrestricted full and open on or about 4/05/2023. The applicable NAICS code is 541110 with a 15.5 Million Employee Size Standard. The FSC/PSC is R498. Interested SDVOSBs/VOSBs must be actively verified and registered in the SBA certification database https://veterans.certify.sba.gov to receive an evaluation credit. Copies of the solicitation will not be available for mailing. All prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award of the contract. Registration may be accomplished at www.sam.gov. Questions concerning this procurement may be directed to the Contracting Officer Ann Marie Stewart at annmarie.stewart@va.gov.