3.0 DELIVERY OF PROPOSALS/PROJECT PLAN

3.1 Proposal Submission

Offerors shall submit proposals (one original and 10 copies) to the following address:

If mailed:

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Office of Procurement
Box 6
2011 Crystal Drive, Crystal Park 1, Suite 810
Washington, DC 20231

If hand delivered:

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Office of Procurement
2011 Crystal Drive, Crystal Park 1, Suite 810
Arlington, VA 22202

3.2 Format for Proposals

3.2.1 Offerors shall submit proposals in paper format.

3.2.2 Proposals shall not exceed 100 pages.

3.2.3 Size: Proposal must be submitted on standard 8-1/2" by 11" paper, single-spaced. If foldouts are included, they must be folded to page size, with each leaf counting as a single page.

Type: Type must not exceed twelve (12) character or pitch per linear inch or six (6) lines per vertical inch.

3.2.4 In addition, Offerors shall submit proposals on a 3-1/2" diskette in Microsoft Word 97 or lower version or WordPerfect 6.1 or lower version.

3.3 While brochures, and other literature will be accepted, please note that extraneous narratives, elaborate brochures, uninformative Public Relations (PR) material and so forth not related to the proposal will not necessarily be considered.