Statement of Work Geopolitical Forecasting Support.pdf

Statement of Work

Geopolitical Forecasts Subscription Services

Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) History and Library Directorate (HLD)

March 16, 2021

1.0 General: This is a non-personnel services contract to provide Library Technical Services Subscriptions. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government.

2.0 Background: The Pentagon Library in the History and Library Directorate of the Washington Headquarters Service supports the information needs of the OSD, JCS, and Military Department offices located at the Pentagon and Mark Center. The Pentagon Library is a strategic knowledge management resource that enables WHS customers to gain and maintain full-spectrum information and knowledge superiority—the right information at the right time and place to support the DoD mission. The purpose of the Pentagon Library is to provide professionally managed library services to customers and their communities to meet a broad spectrum of mission support and unique information needs essential to the DoD. The Pentagon Library connects customers with valuable print and digital materials, licensed and publicly available electronic resources, and subject matter expertise to ensure informed decision making in support of the DoD mission.

3.0 Objective: The Pentagon Library maintains a curated portfolio of information products from a variety of credible sources supporting the research and information needs of Pentagon policy and decision makers. The objective of this requirement is to obtain 24/7 access to a database of comprehensive, independent, unbiased, and nonpartisan analysis and predictive, strategic geopolitical intelligence and forecasting through a subscriptions service.

4.0 Requirement: The Contractor shall provide annual subscription to an existing authoritative online information resource for strategic geopolitical intelligence and forecasting accessible to authorized patrons of the Pentagon Library.

Requirements:

1. Access to an authoritative online information resource of geopolitical trends to assist Pentagon personnel in the preparation of policy and decision papers

2. Resource will include analyses using human intelligence in combination with other relevant sources to provide a non-biased, non-ideological viewpoint of world-wide and regional trends

3. Situational awareness will include news reports of events with possible global impacts on political, economic and military developments and a daily intelligence brief

4. Global intelligence assessments must provide situational reports and analysis on a quarterly and annual basis.

5. Product will include graphic examples available for use by library patrons to illustrate trends, events, and date/timelines

6. Subscription will enable access through the Pentagon Library website using a referring token

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7. Contractor must have a proven record of accurately forecasting major geopolitical events for at least 10 years

5.0 Period of Performance: The anticipated period of performance shall be for one (1) Base Period of 12 months with three option years.

Base Period: April 15, 2021 – April 14, 2022 Option Year 1: April 15, 2022 – April 14, 2023 Option Year 2: April 15, 2023 – April 14, 2024 Option Year 3: April 15, 2024 – April 14, 2025

6.0 Place of Performance:

Pentagon Library - History and Library Directorate 1155 Defense Pentagon Room BJ860 Washington DC 20301 US

7.0 Contract Type: The Government will award a firm-fixed price contract.

8.0 Deliverables:

Vendor shall provide subscription services for an unlimited number of users, authorized patrons of the Pentagon Library, to have simultaneous access to all the services required in section 4.0, Requirements, throughout the period of performance. Vendor shall also provide continuous technical support and service

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Annual Online Database Subscription Each 1