BNL Inc. has been awarded a five-year $300 million Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) from the Department of Commerce's U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to support the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) framework for directing IT product lines, programs, and projects.
BNL Inc. will support the OCIO offices to deliver information and technology to enable innovation with a vision of transforming the USPTO with next generation technology and services. BNL will help support the organizational mission to provide staff resources and support to OCIO offices, in performing the services associated with effective performance of its inherent business and successful management and completion of IT projects.
"We are proud to be chosen to support USPTO's transformative efforts and know our rich history of collaborative project management support will elevate OCIO's vision to use next-gen services for American authors and inventors," says Elizabeth C. Myers, CEO of BNL Inc. "BNL Inc., working together with Grant Thornton, look forward to delivering Information Technology Service Management for USPTO."
BNL Inc. is one of five small business awardees on the BPA.