CARDINAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INC. - PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) INTERNATIONAL SEARCH AND OPINION (PISO) SERVICES - BASE YEAR TASK ORDER AWARD
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Description
PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) INTERNATIONAL SEARCH AND OPINION (PISO) SERVICES - BASE YEAR TASK ORDER AWARD
Context & Analysis
On Feb 17, 2026, Department of Commerce obligated $17,231,105 to CARDINAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INC. for patent cooperation treaty (pct) international search and opinion (piso) services - base year task order award. The award is classified under NAICS 541990 — ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES and issued as a firm fixed price contract. Competition extent: full and open competition after exclusion of sources with 3 offers received. Performance is located in EVANSTON, IL.
Market context
- Recompete outlook
- Ended Feb 1, 2026 (9 months ago). Recompete signal as of Oct 21, 2026: 41/100, combining time to the end date, the incumbent's history with this agency, whether the award was competed, and its size.
- Competition
- Competed, with 3 offers. 70% of 204 awards in this market (Department of Commerce awards in NAICS 541990 over the last 3 years) were competed; median 3 offers.
- Award size
- At $17.2M, this award is larger than 19 in 20 of the 200 priced Department of Commerce awards in NAICS 541990 over the last 3 years (median $519K).
- Incumbent at this agency
- CARDINAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INC. has 3 other awards from Department of Commerce, totalling $4.9M, 2025–2026.
- Largest vendors in this market
By obligations, Department of Commerce awards in NAICS 541990 over the last 3 years.
- THE MITRE CORPORATION — 21 awards, $80.9M
- CPA GLOBAL (LANDON IP) INC — 6 awards, $41.0M
- AZURA CONSULTING LLC — 6 awards, $27.3M
- ECS FEDERAL, LLC — 2 awards, $19.6M
- OCEAN ASSOCIATES INC — 15 awards, $19.2M
Computed from USAspending award data on Oct 21, 2026.
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