COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF › US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE › DEPT OF COMMERCE PTO
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Public Awareness campaign strategy on the dangers of counterfeit substances or devices
Key facts
- Response deadline
- Nov 6, 2026
- 10:00 AM UTC-05:00
- Set-aside
- Not stated
- Notice type
- Sources sought
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 14, 2026
- Archives Nov 6, 2026
Description
THIS IS A PTAG SOURCES SOUGHT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. In accordance with the Patent and Trademark Office Efficiency Act (PTOEA), 35 U.S.C. § 2(b)(4)(A), this Sources Sought Notice Request for Information) (RFI) is strictly for market research ONLY. It is for informational and planning purposes and shall NOT be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government at this time. This RFI is being made available under NAICS 541820 - Public Relations Agencies. This effort is for campaign services to support a nationwide public awareness campaign to highlight the dangers of counterfeit pharmaceuticals and medical devices. The USPTO is seeking information from qualified vendors regarding capabilities and relevant experience to support potential public relations services to create and execute a nationwide public awareness campaign consisting of media relations, videos, and other creative communications deliverables including a microsite and social media campaign to highlight the dangers of counterfeit pharmaceuticals and medical devices that are falsely represented as products made or distributed by real pharmaceutical and medical device companies. Submission Instructions: Questions due: no later than October 26, 2026 at 1pm ET RFI Response Due Date: November 6, 2026 10am ET All details are located within the PDF attachment.
From SAM.gov’s daily data file, as published on Oct 24, 2026 (UTC).
Contacts
Joy Pitts · primary
No phone calls
Emalee Gawrelski · secondary
No phone calls
Attachments
BidLookup records the links this notice gives. It has not downloaded or checked the files.
Record dates
- Posted on SAM.gov: Oct 14, 2026
- The agency’s publication date, as SAM.gov states it.
- First recorded by BidLookup: Oct 15, 2026
- The UTC day of the first read of SAM.gov’s listings that stored this notice.
- Last confirmed: Oct 23, 2026
- The UTC day of the latest read that still listed this notice. It does not mean the notice is unchanged or still open on SAM.gov now, and it is not the index’s last-read time.
- Description as published: Oct 24, 2026 (UTC)
- The date of the daily data file this text came from.
Published by the agency on SAM.gov as notice ee1d91a6b6f6444b856f177915ab0bb9. What these dates mean
Record
- Solicitation number
- 140-0176
- Search the index for this number
- NAICS
- 541820 · Public Relations Agencies
- Contracting office
- ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
- SAM.gov notice ID
- ee1d91a6b6f6444b856f177915ab0bb9