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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Subscription renewal for Gartner

Requisition Number: SHOP-PR-26-000849

Division(s): Criminal Justice Information Service Division

Limited Source Justification

Nature and/or description of the action being approved

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SERVICE DIVISION requires the following product (s)/service(s):

Miscellaneous/Other Subscriptions

In support of the purchase of Research and Advisory subscription to be used by the Architecture Group. This subscription will provide in depth research, analysis and advisory services for insights into IT Key Metrics, IT Budget, Enterprise Architecture, IT Infrastructure & Operations, Program & Portfolio Management, Sourcing and Applications.

Contract Type

New contract/agreement; Firm Fixed Price

Statutory authority permitting restricted (other than full and open) competition

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s selected statutory authority which permits restricted (other than full and open) competition for this requirement is listed below.

41 U.S.C. 152(3)/ 40 U.S.C. 501, FAR 8.405-6(a)(b) — Item Peculiar to One Manufacturer (Brand Name Specification)

Unique qualifications of the proposed contractor or the nature of the action requiring the use of the authority

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s qualification of the selected statutory authority which permits restricted (other than full and open) competition for this requirement is stated below.

41 U.S.C. 152(3)/ 40 U.S.C. 501, FAR 8.405-6(a)(b) — Item Peculiar to One Manufacturer (Brand Name Specification)

Unique qualification(s) details:

Gartner for IT Leaders gives FBI CJIS ITMS access to the Gartner research library, which contains thousands of current, objective and actionable research materials covering IT, management and business resources. Overall, Gartner provides the best balancing point of perspective between being hyperfocused and being overly broad while providing information about industry products and vendors and maintaining vendor neutral status. What makes Gartner unique is their vendor neutral stance for product reviews and comparisons, their focus on IT strategy and infrastructure, and their large market share. Gartner provides a unique vantage in the industry by providing strategic, high-level but actionable advice for architectural implementations for large organizations like CJIS. There are no other subscriptions available to access the Gartner research library.

Anticipated dollar value of the proposed acquisition and determination by the contracting officer that the anticipated cost to the government will be fair and reasonable

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's methodology which supports the determination of fair and reasonable cost to the Government is provided below.

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Market Research (including an Independent Government Cost Estimate)

Based on prior years’ purchases of the Gartner subscription, the FBI considers the prices to be fair and reasonable.

Other

The CO will use price analysis to determine fair and reasonable price. Various price analysis techniques to include, but not limited to comparison with historical pricing, and available commercial price list will be utilized via GSA.gov.

Description of the market research conducted and the results

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s description of the market research technique(s) it employed to determine the necessity of restricted (other than full and open) competition is provided below.

Contacting knowledgeable individuals in Government and industry regarding market capabilities to meet requirements.

Program management was contacted in the benefit of continuing this subscription. There are several benefits for continuing Gartner support. Gartner provides vendor neutral market research to CJIS providing product comparisons, strategic articles on system and product implementation, and access to industry experts. Additionally, Gartner provides expert-based reviews of RFI and proposal documents to ensure the ask from CJIS is easily understood by industry. Losing this Gartner support would increase the research burden for products and services while diminishing the quality of that research and unreviewed requests.

Other

Reviewing the results of recent market research undertaken to meet similar or identical requirements. The review has shown that similar services, Forrester, IDC and G2, focus on different areas of interest with different methods of research.

One focuses more broadly on Customer Experience research, marketing and business strategy. One provides data-driven quantitative analysis but does not maintain the vendor broader perspective. Whereas Gartner, is focused on IT research and information about the infrastructure, data, and application landscape. This level and limitation of focus is inherited beneficial over the competition.

Other facts supporting the use of restricted (other than full and open) competition

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s description of additional facts which support the use of restricted (other than full and open) competition is provided below.

Gartner has been the subscription utilized for research for the past six years or more. Because of these past requirements, the FBI is limited in the selection of subscriptions that are able to provide value in the in depth research, analysis and advisory services for insights into IT Key Metrics, IT Budget, Enterprise Architecture, IT Infrastructure & Operations, Program & Portfolio Management, Sourcing and Applications.

Statement of any actions the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition if subsequent acquisitions are anticipated

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s planned and/or executed actions to remove or overcome competitive barriers for subsequent acquisitions are described below.

Other

The Government in the performance of continuous market research, if it is determined that alternative paths are feasible and in the best interest of the Government, then action will be taken with a goal to promote and achieve competition in the procuring of the future requirements.

Description of the products and/or services required to meet the agency’s needs