GARTNER-FAR_Part_8_LSJ_Redacted-FINAL.pdf

This is a Justification Review Document for Limited Source Justification supporting a firm-fixed-price delivery order for Gartner IT Research and Advisory Services Subscriptions under the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Multiple Award Schedules program.

The U.S. Army Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) is procuring Gartner IT Research and Advisory Services Subscriptions to provide senior IT executives with research, advisory services, and actionable recommendations on cybersecurity and IT management topics. The services will support the Army CIO's execution of cybersecurity and information security duties under Army Regulation 25-2 and the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA). The procurement is being awarded to Gartner, Inc. under GSA FSS contract 47QTCA18D008L with Operations and Maintenance, Army (OMA) funding. The contracting officer is Irene M. Kremer-Palmer at the U.S. Army Contracting Command – Rock Island (ACC-RI). Market research conducted by the CIO identified Gartner as the only vendor capable of providing the required breadth and depth of research coverage across all critical IT mission areas, with proprietary datasets and longitudinal analytical capabilities that competitors cannot replicate. The justification cites security facility clearance requirements, proprietary tools, and significant administrative burdens that would arise from subscribing to multiple specialized firms as factors supporting sole-source award. Prior procurement history shows multiple previous sole-source awards to Gartner under the same authority (FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B)). The document was signed by the Contracting Officer on March 30, 2026, and approved by the Competition Advocate.