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Patent Legal Services

USDA ARS AFM APD · Beltsville, Maryland, 20705

Response status

Historical record

Aug 26, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC

This notice is no longer open.

Posted
Aug 21, 2026
Archive date
Sep 10, 2026
SAM status
Active
This is a preserved solicitation record. The response window is closed because the published deadline passed.

Answer-first brief

What the source record says

  • USDA ARS AFM APD published this combined synopsis/solicitation.
  • Competition is listed as Small Business Set-Aside - Total.
  • The place of performance is Beltsville, Maryland.
  • The notice uses NAICS 541110 (Offices of Lawyers).

Procurement identity

Notice ID
d606aa55530843f28bdf74805a1f1b97
Solicitation
1232SA26Q0922
Base type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Version
2 of 2

Solicitation facts

Structured fields from the current SAM notice version. A dash means the source did not publish a value.

Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Solicitation number
1232SA26Q0922
Set-aside
Small Business Set-Aside - Total
Set-aside code
SBA
Posted
Aug 21, 2026
Responses due
Aug 26, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC
Archive date
Sep 10, 2026
Archive type
auto15
Base type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Organization type
OFFICE
Benchmark category
Category confidence
Category source
Last seen
Sep 5, 2026

Buyer and place

Office hierarchy and place of performance as published.

Department
AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF
Department code
Subagency
Agricultural Research Service
Subagency code
Office
USDA ARS AFM APD
Organization path
Organization path codes
Office address
BELTSVILLE, MD, 20705, USA
Place of performance
Beltsville, Maryland, 20705
City code
State
Maryland
State code
MD
Postal code
20705
Country

Points of contact

Contact details from the current notice version.

Notice description

Source text reproduced without an AI summary.

21AUG26 - Clarifications: 1. The fees referenced in Attachment 1 Performance Work Statement and QASP generally in section 3.0 and specifically in section 3.1.3 are considered inclusive to the Firm Fixed Price requirement. Relevant fees typical for this work are publicly available. Work volume estimates are provided in the Attachment 1 Performance Work Statement and QASP Appendix and in section 1.2. 2. Specific docketing information will not be made available as part of this solcitation. Work volume is addressed in the previous clarification. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 1232SA26Q0922 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Patent Legal Services. This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 541110. The small business size standard is $15.5M. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency. No level of historical contract information will be provided by the solicitation Primary Point of Contact. General historical contracting information is available to the public, free of charge, without a login requirement, using the Advanced Search tool on USAspending.gov.

Comparable award range

Historical award values for work matched by the fixed rubric—not an estimate of this opportunity.

Low end (p25)$8,151
Median$14,130
High end (p75)$411,635
Comparable awards
50
Median
$14,130
Computed
Aug 25, 2026
Rubric
comparables@2026.08.1
Comparable award values describe completed contracts. They do not state the government's budget and are not a bid recommendation.

Comparable awards

The match score is decomposed so each comparison can be challenged.

AwardContractorValueAwardedScoreWhy it matched
TO OBTAIN PROFESSIONAL LEGAL SERVICES AND LITIGATION SUPPORT SERVICES TO MEET THE LEGAL RETHE LAW OFFICES OF GARY M. GILBERT & ASSOCIATES, P.C$1,380,000.00Apr 24, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
EMPLOYMENT-RELATED LEGAL SERVICES; PROCESSING OF CLAIM/DISPUTETHE LAW OFFICES OF GARY M. GILBERT & ASSOCIATES, P.C$1,131,732.01Jun 22, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
ARBITRATION SERVICE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO DE-OBLIGATE EXCESS FUNDS AND CIRA F JAFFE$10,800.00Apr 15, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO SUPPORT THE NIH NCI PATENT LEGAL SERVICES FOR CHEMISTMCBEE MOORE & VANIK IP, LLC$688,590.00May 27, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
21-001419; PLEASE SEND PO TO NICOLE.PRADO@KLARQUIST.COM; KS20-BIO.0011-21; DRAFT AND FILE KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP$12,504.76Jun 4, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
21-002649;PLEASE SEND PO TO CHERYL BELCIK AT CBELCIK@LEYDIG.COM;20LVM-BIO.0032-21 (1/05/20LEYDIG, VOIT & MAYER, LTD.$12,172.50Jun 4, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER:1107249 [21-003910]PLEASE SEND PO TO CHERYL BELCIK AT CBELCIK@LEYDIG.CLEYDIG, VOIT & MAYER, LTD.$10,584.75Jun 3, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
21-004365; PLEASE SEND PO TO CHERYL BELCIK AT CBELCIK@LEYDIG.COM; 20LVM-BIO.0041-21(4/30/2LEYDIG, VOIT & MAYER, LTD.$8,405.00Jun 4, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER:1107249 21-004284; PLEASE SEND PO TO CHERYL BELCIK AT CBELCIK@LEYDIG.CLEYDIG, VOIT & MAYER, LTD.$11,062.50Jun 3, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
FY26 UDO INITIATIVE - DRAFT AND FILE A PCT APPLICATION. REFERENCE NO.: E-072-2021-0-PCT-02MCBEE MOORE & VANIK IP, LLC$32,636.60Jun 8, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
FY26 UDO INITIATIVE - DRAFT AND FILE A PCT APPLICATION. REFERENCE NO.: E-097-2023-0-PC-01,MCBEE MOORE & VANIK IP, LLC$12,960.60Jun 10, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
FY26 UDO INITIATIVEJUSTICE IN AGING$6,212,552.27Apr 13, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
MBS LEGAL SERVICES AA TASK ORDERVENABLE LLP$233,430.50Mar 6, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
FY26 UDO INITIATIVEZIRKEL, PERRY$2,447.71Jul 15, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
PROTEST LEGAL COSTSBUSINESS MISSION EDGE, LLC$193,389.60Apr 21, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
FIRM FIXED PRICE AWARD OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER (OC) - PATENT LEGAL SERVICES COR: OCTAVKLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP$2,050,000.00May 3, 202458Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (5)
USDA, OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL (OGC), LEGAL SUPPORT SERVICES, PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE 0THE LAW OFFICES OF GARY M. GILBERT & ASSOCIATES, P.C$572,549.46Apr 13, 202356Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (3)
FIRM FIXED PRICE AWARD OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER (OC) - PATENT LEGAL SERVICES COR: OCTAVKLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP$924,357.34Sep 7, 202256Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (3)
OGC LEGAL SUPPORT SERVICESTHE LAW OFFICES OF GARY M. GILBERT & ASSOCIATES, P.C$357,996.86May 13, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
PAY THE FINAL INVOICE AND CLOSE OUT THIS CONTRACT.THE GILCHRIST LAW FIRM, P.A.$1,532,209.62Jun 24, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)

Amendment history

A version is preserved whenever the normalized notice contents change.

VersionNotice typeObservedResponses dueContent hash
1Combined Synopsis/SolicitationAug 23, 2026Aug 26, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC182c91d2764973fb
2Combined Synopsis/SolicitationAug 28, 2026Aug 26, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC135d8e70e3c87871

Record provenance

Field-level lineage for the current opportunity version.

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Sources and method

Figures on this page are computed from public federal award records. Numbers are never estimated or generated; where a figure is withheld, the reason is stated rather than filled in.

Comparable awards are scored on benchmark category, product and service code, industry code, buyer, place, recency, and contract type. Rubric version comparables@2026.08.1.

  1. 1Notice fields come from the SAM.gov contract opportunities record last seen Sep 5, 2026. SAM.gov remains authoritative.
  2. 2Computed from 50 completed federal awards using comparables@2026.08.1, as of Aug 25, 2026. Award values are neither unit prices nor a forecast.

Note 1 covers the solicitation record; note 2 covers the comparable range. No synthetic FAQ or inferred solicitation value is published.

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