ROLM Intellectual Data/Property Rights Ownership Sought
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This contract addresses unauthorized restrictive markings found on several blueprint drawings related to the Airborne Launch Control Systems (ALCS), originally issued by Rolm Corporation and linked to contracts awarded to GTE. The Government challenges the validity of these markings on drawings numbered 16-200901, 78-115493, 200959-05_0B6J0, 200972-03_0B6J0, 201049-01_14345, 201050-01_14345, and 201050-02_14345, asserting that the Owner/Contractor may have abandoned ownership or improperly applied restrictive rights. The Government requires the Owner/Contractor to provide clear and convincing evidence substantiating the propriety of such markings within 60 days. Failure to respond or insufficient justification in this timeframe permits the Government to cancel, ignore, or remove the markings and thereafter use the technical data with unlimited rights, meaning the Government and authorized parties may freely use, duplicate, or disclose the data for any purpose. The contract specifically references original contract numbers under which the drawings were issued, establishing the context of ownership and data rights disputes. The Government retains the authority to enforce compliance under DFARS 252.227-7013, ensuring unrestricted access and use of technical data when markings cannot be validated. The solicitation, posted by the Department of Defense at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, invites responses by a specified deadline to resolve these data rights issues, emphasizing the importance of clarifying intellectual property claims on critical defense-related technical drawings.
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Hill Air Force Base, UT, 84056, USASet-Aside
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Blueprint drawing numbers16-200901, 78-115493, 200959-05_0B6J0, 200972-03_0B6J0, 201049-01_14345, 201050-01_14345, and 201050-02_14345 contain unauthorized restrictive markings, and based upon information and belief, have been abandoned by the Owner/Contractor. The Government asserts its right to require the Owner/Contractor to furnish clear and convincing evidence of the propriety of any restrictive markings used by the contractor under contract on Blueprint drawing numbers 16-200901, 78-115493, 200959-05_0B6J0, 200972-03_0B6J0, 201049-01_14345, 201050-01_14345, and 201050-02_14345. The Government shall correct, cancel, ignore and/or remove any marking not authorized by contract on any technical data on Blueprint drawing numbers 16-200901 78-115493, 200959-05_0B6J0, 200972-03_0B6J0, 201049-01_14345, 201050-01_14345, and 201050-02_14345 if: (1) the Owner/Contractor fails to respond within sixty (60) days to the inquiry by the Government concerning the propriety of the markings, or (2) the Owner/Contractor's response fails to substantiate, within sixty (60) days after the notice, the propriety of limited rights markings by clear and convincing evidence, or of restricted rights markings by identification of the restrictions set forth in the contract.
If no response to the Government’s inquiry has been received within sixty (60) days by the Contracting Officer, or if the response fails to substantiate by clear and convincing evidence that the markings were authorized, the Government shall cancel, ignore and/or remove such markings from Blueprint drawing numbers 16-200901, 78-115493, 200959-05_0B6J0, 200972-03_0B6J0, 201049-01_14345, 201050-01_14345, and 201050-02_14345, notify the Owner/Contractor accordingly, and, thereafter, the Government shall use such technical data on Blueprint drawing numbers 16-200901, 78-115493, 200959-05_0B6J0, 200972-03_0B6J0, 201049-01_14345, 201050-01_14345, and 201050-02_14345 with unlimited rights in accordance with DFARS 252.227-7013. Unlimited Rights means rights to use, duplicate, or disclose technical data, in whole or in part, in any manner and for any purpose whatsoever, and to have or permit others to do so.
For the Airborne Launch Control Systems (ALCS)
Drawing Number 16-200901 issued by Rolm Corporation
Original Contract Number F04704-83-C-0032 Issued to GTE
For the Airborne Launch Control Systems (ALCS)
Drawing Number 78-115493 issued by Rolm Corporation
Original Contract Number F04704-85-C-0066 Issued to GTE
For the Airborne Launch Control Systems (ALCS)
Drawing Number 200959-05_0B6J0 Parts List B
Original Contract Number F04704-85-C-0066 Issued to GTE
For the Airborne Launch Control Systems (ALCS)
Drawing Number 200972-03_0B6J0 Parts List C
Original Contract Number F04704-86-C-0150 Issued to GTE
For the Airborne Launch Control Systems (ALCS)
Drawing Number 201049-01_14345 Parts List A
Original Contract Number F04704-85-C-0066 Issued to GTE
For the Airborne Launch Control Systems (ALCS)
Drawing Number 201050-01_14345 Parts List A
Original Contract Number F04704-83-C-0032 Issued to GTE
For the Airborne Launch Control Systems (ALCS)
Drawing Number 201050-02_14345 Parts List A org
Original Contract Number F04704-85-C-0066 Issued to GTE