# SAM #ACQ-27-0198

USPTO sole-source subscriptions and online content for patent examiners

**Buyer:** U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
**Posted:** October 26, 2026
**Respond By:** November 10, 2026
**Identifier:** ACQ-27-0198
**NAICS:** 513199, 424920

The USPTO intends to make a non-competitive award to obtain Springer Nature content for patent examiners.
- **Agency and notice**
  - The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), within the Department of Commerce, issued a notice of intent to award a sole-source contract; it is not a request for competitive proposals.
- **Requirement**
  - Subscriptions and online content providing required non-patent literature for USPTO Patent Examiners.
  - The content is specified as brand name to Springer Nature.
- **Proposed source**
  - Springer Nature Customer Service Center LLC, doing business as Springer Nature.
  - The notice says market research identified Springer Nature as the only known qualified source.
- **Estimated value**
  - The attachment reports "$9,894.881.74"; the amount's punctuation is unclear. The estimate below interprets it as $9,894,881.74.
- **Performance period**
  - Base period: January 1, 2027–December 31, 2027.
  - Four one-year options and one six-month option; if all options are exercised, performance could extend through June 30, 2032.
- **Details not provided**
  - No specific publication titles, quantities, or part numbers are identified.

### Description

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