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D -- AUTOMATED INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT FOR USPTO SOL 52-PAPT-7-00029 POC Joan Hanicak, 703-305-8069 E-MAIL: joan.hanicak@uspto.gov, joan.hanicak@uspto.gov. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or PTO) has a requirement to allow for a two month continuation of services for automated information systems development and infrastructure. The PTO plans to award a sole source purchase order to Software Performance Systems, 7833 Walker Drive, Suite 520, Greenbelt, MD 20770. This purchase order will serve as a two month bridge contract prior to the award of a competitive solicitation (52-PAPT-7-00020). The competitive solicitation will include the effort to be performed under this purchase order as well as a broader scope which spans the the implementation and operation of an AIS development infrastructure program and services to facilitate legacy systems migration and Composer-based development at the Patent and Trademark Office. The competitve solicitaion will be available within the next 15 days. For additional information call Joan Hanicak at 703-305-8069. (See Note 22). (0135)

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