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70 -- MESSENGER SOFTWARE LICENSE AND ENCHANCE SUPPORT SOL 43PT0802220 DUE 010298 POC Muriel A. Brown, Contracting Officer (703) 305-8370 FAX (703) 308-5484 WEB: CBD, http://www.usa.pto/procurement. E-MAIL: CBD notice, murielbrown@pto.gov. The United States Patent and Trademark Office intents to issue a purchase order to Chemical Abstract Services for the Messenger software. Messenger software has provided the foundation for the USPTO's text search compents of the Automated Patent System (APS). The text search component allows examiners, classifiers and the public users to earch and retrieve patent text information. The period of performance will be year. The contractor shall provide personnel with expert technical skills in trouble shootin and resolution of all Messenger maintenance, enchancement and opertional support issues. No solication document has been issued. PTO plans to award a sole source purchase order for this requirement. (0352)

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