The USPTO Office of Procurement awards and administers a wide variety of contracts and simplified purchases for the acquisition of goods and services in support of the USPTO's mission. We strive to remain on the leading edge of procurement innovation and current technology. The USPTO's unique Patent and Trademark Acquisition Guidelines (PTAG) help us conduct acquisitions efficiently and in an innovative manner through a variety of contract vehicles. It is our goal to identify and use new techniques to develop partnerships with industry.
Opportunities for small businesses
The USPTO is committed to working with small businesses. Requirements are identified early in the acquisition process to allow for consideration of small, small disadvantaged, woman-owned, Hub-Zone, Veteran (including Service Disabled Veteran), and 8(a) businesses.
Unsolicited proposals
Pursuant to FAR 15.6 Unsolicited Proposals, unsolicited proposals allow unique and innovative ideas and approaches that have been developed outside the government to be offered to government agencies for use in the accomplishment of an agency mission. Specifically, unsolicited proposals “must relate to the agency’s mission.”
Offerors of unsolicited proposals are encouraged to read the FAR 15.604 Unsolicited Proposal Preliminary Information. This information is designed to communicate USPTO precursory considerations to interested parties prior to the submission of detailed unsolicited proposals.
Register as a vendor
The General Services Administration's System for Award Management (SAM) allows the Federal Government to manage their entity information in one central location. All contractors/vendors doing business with or that would like to do business with the USPTO must have an active registration in SAM.
The USPTO Vendor Portal is a secure web-based service to provide more efficient information flow between the USPTO and our vendor community. The Vendor Portal allows vendors to electronically submit invoices and deliverables, as well as obtain status of payments and other pertinent information on your awards. To learn how to get started and other information, please refer to the Vendor Portal information page for registration instructions, FAQs, and other reference materials.
Resources and insights for small businesses
The USPTO wants to ensure maximum practicable small business opportunities for both prime contractors and subcontractors. This section is intended to provide small businesses with helpful resources and insights into the USPTO's acquisition process by advocating strategies in requirements, highlighting important policies, and with direct industry outreach.
For questions on opportunities for small, small disadvantaged, woman-owned, Hub-Zone, Veteran (including Service Disabled Veteran), and 8A businesses at the USPTO, please email our Small Business Specialist and Industry Liaison at SmallBusiness@uspto.gov.
Small Business Capabilities Input form
Email and attach your completed Small Business Capabilities Input form to the Small Business Specialist and Industry Liaison at SmallBusiness@uspto.gov.
Doing business with the USPTO
Knowing the key functions and driving principles of the USPTO will help you determine whether or not we can utilize your products or services. Understand what we procure. Prior to marketing your products or services, research historical procurement data. You can search this publicly available information on websites such as USA Spending and System for Award Management (SAM).
Do not market to us if we cannot utilize your products or services. For example, a company that manufactures uniforms, medicines, shoes, or missiles should not waste resources marketing to the USPTO, as we do not purchase these items.
Insights and statistics
| FY26 USPTO Small Business Prime Goals | |
|---|---|
| Small business | 42.48% |
| Small disadvantaged business (SDB) | 5% |
| Women-owned small business (WOSB) | 5% |
| Historically underutilized business zone (HUBZone) | 3% |
| Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) | 5% |
| FY26 USPTO Small Business Subcontract Goals | |
|---|---|
| Small business | 47.69% |
| Small disadvantaged business (SDB) | 5% |
| Women-owned small business (WOSB) | 5% |
| Historically underutilized business zone (HUBZone) | 3% |
| Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) | 5% |
| FY25: Top 10 NAICS by Total Obligations | ||
|---|---|---|
| NAICS Code | NAICS Description | Sum of Dollars Obligated |
| 541512 | Computer systems design services | $264,803,238.09 |
| 511199 | All other publishers | $173,239,590.99 |
| 541519 | Other computer related services | $122,259,647.42 |
| 541990 | All other professional, scientific, and technical services | $58,747,055.33 |
| 518210 | Data processing, hosting, and related services | $48,019,686.07 |
| 541511 | Custom computer programming services | $36,296,664.84 |
| 541611 | Administrative management and general management consulting services | $21,885,204.15 |
| 541513 | Computer facilities management services | $19,348,765.55 |
| 519290 | Web search portals and all other information services | $17,357,950.32 |
| 334118 | Computer terminal and other computer peripheral equipment manufacturing | $12,863,167.84 |
| Total: | $774,820,970.60 | |