America 250 State Fair

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Office of the Under Secretary, intends to award a sole-source contract to Vu Technologies (UEI: P9RNSHN32KC4) to design a festival-scale "House of Innovation" for the Great American State Fair. Located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the project supports the America 250 celebrations. This requirement is classified under NAICS 512110: Motion Picture and Video Production. The agency selected the vendor based on its unique qualifications and prior involvement in developing proprietary exhibit components for the existing infrastructure in Alexandria, Virginia.

The procurement is conducted using the Alternative Competition Method under the Patent and Trademark Office Acquisition Guidelines and the Patent and Trademark Office Efficiency Act, 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(4)(A), which exempts the USPTO from the Competition in Contracting Act. The anticipated period of performance for this order is a base period running from approximately May 13, 2026, to July 12, 2026.

Registered under solicitation number ACQ-26-0918, this special notice was published on April 9, 2026, with a response deadline of April 13, 2026. The USPTO point of contact for this action is Contract Specialist Yen Nguyen. Supporting documentation includes one attachment titled PTAG 6_1_1 Notice of Intent_A250 State Fair_Final.pdf.