R -- Sole Source Announcement for Patent Legal Services

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A REQUEST FOR A PROPOSAL. A SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED. The National Institutes of Health intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP Contract # 263-02-D-0029 8110 Gatehouse Road, Suite 100 East Falls Church, VA 20042 Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP Contract # 263-02-D-0026 111 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02199-7613 Klarquist Sparkman, LLP Contract # 263-02-D-0020 121 SW Salmon Street, Suite 1660 Portland, OR 97204 Knobbe, Martens, Olsen & Bear, LLP Contract # 263-02-D-0021 550 West C Street, Suite 1200 San Diego, CA 92101 Berenato, White, & Stavish, LLC. Contract # 263-02-D-0052 6550 Rock Spring Drive, Suite 240 Bethesda, MD 20817 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, LTD Contract # 263-02-D-0024 Two Prudential Plaza, Suite 4900 Chicago, IL 60601 Merchant & Gould Contract # 263-02-D-0027 3200 IDS Center, 80 S. Eighth St. Minneapolis, MN 55402 Needle & Rosenberg Contract # 263-02-D-0025 999 Peachtree Street, Suite 1000 Atlanta, GA 30309-3915 Perkins Coie, LLP Contract # 263-02-D-0054 1620 26th Street, 6th Floor South Tower Santa Monica, CA 90404 Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner, & Kluth Contract # 263-02-D-0023 1600 TCF Tower, 121 S. Eighth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 Townsend & Townsend & Crew Contract # 263-02-d-0022 2 Embarcadero Center, 8th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 Venable, Baetjer, Howard, & Civiletti, LLP Contract # 263-02-D-0055 575 7th Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 Woodcock Washburn LLP Contract # 263-02-D-0053 Cira Centre, 12th Floor 2929 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-2891 These contracts provide patent-related services including patent searches, patent prosecution, infringement and interference services and licensing consultation to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Technology Transfer (OTT). This sole source is to prevent a lapse in service for a period of performance which is estimated to extend from a minimum of three months to a maximum of six months. The estimated start date is July 27, 2007 and the estimated maximum end date is January 26, 2008. The sole source is to prevent a lapse in service during negotiation and award of multiple contracts under RFP# 263-2006-P(GM)-0247 for Patent Legal Services. RFP# 263-2006-P(GM)-0247 was posted to www.fbo.gov on March 2, 2007. This action is under the authority 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) as set forth in FAR 6.302-1 as it is impracticable to seek competition for the three to six month period while negotiations under RFP #263-2006-P(GM)-0247 are active. Interruption of service would result in significant harm to the U.S. Government in the loss of intellectual property rights in the United States and foreign countries in connection with multiple patent cases. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals to the Contract Specialist by July 9, 2007, at 4PM EST. All inquires must be submitted in writing; telephone inquiries will not be accepted, nor written responses received after July 9, 2007. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Address responses to the attention of Erin Flynn at the National Institutes of Health, Office of Acquisitions via email at contact@example.gov. See Numbered Note 22.