Redacted - Research and Advisory LSJ.pdf

Control No: 20-041 Contractor: Gartner Inc.

Supply/Service: Research and Advisory Services Subscription Licenses Est. Dollar Value:

Department of the Army Limited Source Justification

Order under General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedules

1. Contracting Activity: U.S. Army Contracting Command – Rock Island (ACC-RI), Arsenal, Rock Island, IL 61299-8000

2. Description of Action: Project Manager, General Fund Enterprise Business System (PM

GFEBS) requests a firm-fixed-price call order under the Gartner, Inc. Department of Defense (DoD) Enterprise Services Initiative (ESI) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) vehicle N6601-19-A-0049. Gartner’s BPA was awarded against its GSA Information Technology (IT) Schedule 70 contract 47QTCA18D008L. ACC-RI is conducting this acquisition under the authority of the Multiple Award Schedules Program. ACC-RI projects award for Operations and Maintenance, Army funds. An acquisition plan is not required because this procurement does not meet the threshold at Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 207.103(d)(i)(B).

3. Description of Supplies/Services: PM GFEBS has a requirement to purchase Gartner

Research and Advisory Services Subscription Licenses. Gartner’s licenses will support GFEBS’ IT strategic priorities to improve service delivery, increase system adoption and shorten contract implementation timelines. Gartner shall formulate its research data and ad-hoc queries on subjects related to IT, hardware and software, through its databases, based upon user specific requests. Once Gartner returns the research on the requested data, GFEBS can then utilize the Gartner-provided information to make informed, knowledgeable decisions regarding IT challenges facing PM GFEBS.

Further, Gartner will be required to analyze PM GFEBS specific requirements within the context of existing and emerging technologies using applications such as cloud and data analytics concentration. This will allow PM GFEBS to develop comprehensive solutions that provide relevant and usable data to integrate and sustain enterprise-wide financial and procurement management capabilities.

The period of performance will include one 12-month base period, and two 12-month option periods. PM GFEBS estimates a dollar value of based on Gartner’s rough order of magnitude. The table below depicts the Gartner IT Research and Advisory Subscription Licenses that PM GFEBS intends to procure:

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4. Authority Cited: Federal Acquisition Regulation 8.405-6(a)(1)(B). Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized.

5. Reason for Authority Cited: Gartner is the only source that can meet the Government’s requirements, as it is unique in its ability to provide federally focused IT research and advisory information. Gartner subscriptions provide PM GFEBS access to its exclusive Reference Architecture IT configuration services.

Gartner, identified through market research to offer research and advisory subscriptions. Gartner is the only IT research and advisory provider that has access to a working online peer networking community, free of third party vendor marketing participation. Access to the peer networking community allows PM GFEBS to submit IT operating system questions to the peer network regarding subjects such as hardware and software connectivity, application functionality, licenses, maintenance and support deliverables, and then to receive timely, unbiased responses to its questions.

The peer networking site also allows PM GFEBS to obtain current market research information and get access to real-time information to aid in research and decision making.

Gartner is the only vendor of the identified that has executive level personnel with

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6. Market Research: GFEBS conducted market research in January and February 2020, to collect and analyze available market information on research and advisory subscription licenses and to determine the suitability of those licenses to satisfying the need of the Government requirement. GFEBS utilized various methods to gather market information including the Internet, researching industry associations and trade journals, and opening lines of communications with the Government and industry based representatives to discuss up-to-date performance objectives and standards as they would apply to this Government’s requirement.

through the existing DoD ESI BPA vehicle, as sources that could potentially provide some and/or all of the Government IT research and advisory subscriptions requirements.

GFEBS performed conference calls and face-to-face meetings with current users of Gartner Research and Advisory subscription services within the following GFEBS offices:

Development and Modernization/Sensitive Activities, Army Training Information Systems, Army Contract Writing System, Headquarters Army Environmental System and Strategic Initiatives. GFEBS also met with Government team leaders, advisor members, and cross function members to inquire about the effectiveness/efficiency of Gartner provided research and advisory information, and how that information assisted GFEBS to maintaining the Army mission. The individuals involved in these conversations reported the information requested

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(b) (4) from Gartner was valuable and provided the highest level of detailed information possible to answer presented questions regarding IT components.

7. Actions to Increase Competition: PM GFEBS will continue to monitor the research and advisory market for existing or new providers of advanced it technologies, it solutions, or providers that have the capability to introduce new it applications or application improvements that could potentially satisfy the government requirements for research and advisory subscriptions thereby increasing competition.

8. Other Facts:

Procurement History:

Contract: W52P1J-19-F-0273 Contractor: Gartner Inc.

Award Date: March 26, 2019 Competitive Status: Sole Source Authority: (FAR) 8.405-6(a)(1)(B) Additional Information: The parties could not agree on option prices, so ACC-RI and Gartner elected to forego the option periods and instead only award the base period.

9. Technical Certification: I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance which are included in the justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

10. Requirements Certification: I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance which are included in the justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

11. Best Value Determination/Fair and Reasonable Price Determination: I hereby determine that this procurement of Research and Advisory Licenses represents the best value to the Government IAW FAR 8.405-6(c)(2)(v).

Date: ____________________ ____________________________ John P. Hemmen Contracting Officer

12. Contracting Officer Certification: I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Date: ____________________ ____________________________ John P. Hemmen Contracting Officer

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Approval

Based on the foregoing justification, I hereby approve the procurement of Research and Advisory Subscription Licenses under GSA Multiple Award Schedules on a limited source basis pursuant to the authority of FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(B), subject to the availability of funds, and provided that the services or supplies herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition.

Date: ____________________ _____________________________

ADELAIDE J. TKATCH

Competition Advocate

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