The US Patent and Trademark Office (Agency ID 1344) recorded 14,802 award actions and 8,982,347,129.46 in total obligations over the last 10 years, for an average action value of 606,833.34. Annual obligations in the most recent years ranged from 870.92 million in 2025 to 1.02 billion in 2021, with 2022, 2023, and 2024 also near the 1 billion level.
Federal Agency
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
US Patent and Trademark Office procurement activity over the last 10 years shows 14,802 award actions and 8.98 billion in obligations, with spending concentrated in IT and publishing-related services.
NAICS 541512, Computer Systems Design Services, accounted for the largest share of obligations at 2.54 billion across 3,685 awards, and Reed Technology and Information Services Inc. was the top vendor at 1.82 billion.
Agency ID
1344
Total Obligated
8.98 billion
8,982,347,129.46
Award Actions
14,802
Average Action Value
606,833.34
About US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE federal contract activity
Over the last 10 years, the US Patent and Trademark Office recorded $8.98 billion in obligated federal procurement across 14,802 awards, with an average award value of $606,833.34. Spending reflects a large, sustained contracting portfolio supporting technology, publishing, and professional services requirements central to USPTO operations.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Vendor obligations are highly concentrated at the top of the portfolio. REED TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION SERVICES INC. leads by a wide margin with $1.82 billion across 165 awards, followed by INFORMATION INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATES, INC., GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC., SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, and ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC, which together indicate a strong dependence on a small set of IT and support-service contractors.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The NAICS profile is dominated by information technology and related technical services. COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES (541512) is the largest category at $2.54 billion and 3,685 awards, followed by ALL OTHER PUBLISHERS (511199) at $1.95 billion, and OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES (541519) at $983.93 million, showing substantial spending on systems development, publishing-related support, and operational IT services.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations in the most recent five years have remained near or above the $870 million to $1.02 billion range, peaking at $1.02 billion in 2021 and staying above $966 million in 2022 and 2023. Obligations declined modestly to $992.12 million in 2024 and $870.92 million in 2025, while award counts remained elevated, suggesting continued high procurement activity with some year-to-year variability in obligation levels.
How to interpret this page
This page summarizes FPDS Query data for the US Patent and Trademark Office, Agency ID 1344, using the last 10 years of recorded awards. Totals, vendor rankings, NAICS categories, and annual trends are based on obligated amounts and award counts in the provided dataset; no additional sources or estimates were used.
Top Vendors
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FROM
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sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
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WHERE
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AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY vendor_name
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| REED TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION SERVICES INC. | 1,822,105,607.06 | 1.82 billion | 165 |
| INFORMATION INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATES, INC. | 317,638,130.62 | 317.64 million | 254 |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 299,212,857.68 | 299.21 million | 434 |
| SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | 285,130,466.62 | 285.13 million | 197 |
| ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC | 256,441,176.10 | 256.44 million | 136 |
| CGI FEDERAL INC. | 240,451,894.08 | 240.45 million | 305 |
| VION CORPORATION | 217,096,652.46 | 217.10 million | 66 |
| AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY | 188,562,798.83 | 188.56 million | 28 |
| 22ND CENTURY TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 179,135,448.29 | 179.14 million | 300 |
| CPA GLOBAL (LANDON IP) INC. | 157,386,057.38 | 157.39 million | 117 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, USPTO obligated $8.98 billion across 14,802 awards, with average award value of $606.8K. Vendor spend is moderately concentrated: REED TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION SERVICES INC. received $1.82 billion, about 20% of total obligations, while the next nine vendors each received between $157.4 million and $317.6 million. Award counts are more distributed than dollars, ranging from 28 to 434 awards among the top vendors, indicating a mix of a few high-value relationships and several higher-volume, lower-dollar suppliers.
Top NAICS
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naics_code,
naics_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
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anyHeavy(content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode__description) AS naics_name,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '1344'
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY naics_code
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| NAICS Code | Description | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541512 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | 2,544,887,450.55 | 2.54 billion | 3,685 |
| 511199 | ALL OTHER PUBLISHERS | 1,945,721,581.47 | 1.95 billion | 187 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 983,931,675.84 | 983.93 million | 2,773 |
| 541990 | ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES | 510,588,232.39 | 510.59 million | 518 |
| 541511 | CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES | 371,162,239.34 | 371.16 million | 1,130 |
| 519190 | ALL OTHER INFORMATION SERVICES | 344,773,571.95 | 344.77 million | 199 |
| 541513 | COMPUTER FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES | 304,315,586.15 | 304.32 million | 482 |
| 561210 | FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES | 280,490,176.19 | 280.49 million | 353 |
| 541611 | ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES | 279,663,371.98 | 279.66 million | 642 |
| 443120 | COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE STORES | 229,023,249.00 | 229.02 million | 163 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, US Patent and Trademark Office obligated $8.98 billion across 14,802 awards, with spending concentrated in IT and related professional services NAICS codes. NAICS 541512, Computer Systems Design Services, is the largest category at $2.54 billion across 3,685 awards, followed by 511199, All Other Publishers, at $1.95 billion across 187 awards, indicating both high-volume IT services and a smaller number of very large publishing obligations. The remaining top NAICS codes are also dominated by computer-related services, reinforcing a procurement profile heavily weighted toward technology, system support, and associated management services.
Annual Trend
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year,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
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sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '1344'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 870,919,931.98 | 870.92 million | 1,178 |
| 2024 | 992,115,634.86 | 992.12 million | 1,169 |
| 2023 | 966,672,551.09 | 966.67 million | 1,285 |
| 2022 | 1,010,067,602.49 | 1.01 billion | 1,121 |
| 2021 | 1,021,958,899.69 | 1.02 billion | 1,464 |
| 2020 | 868,465,598.08 | 868.47 million | 1,753 |
| 2019 | 842,638,684.74 | 842.64 million | 1,561 |
| 2018 | 864,968,535.95 | 864.97 million | 1,497 |
| 2017 | 792,935,393.02 | 792.94 million | 1,666 |
| 2016 | 751,604,297.56 | 751.60 million | 2,108 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, US Patent and Trademark Office obligations total $8.98 billion across 14,802 awards, averaging about $606.8 thousand per award. Annual obligations are relatively stable in the $751.6 million to $1.02 billion range, with a low in 2016 and a peak in 2021, followed by sustained levels near $1.0 billion in 2021-2024 before declining to $870.9 million in 2025. Award counts are more variable than obligated dollars, ranging from 1,121 to 2,108, indicating changes in procurement volume and award size rather than a single dominant spending pattern.
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