Gartner License Renewal

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

The United States Air Force (the Government) intends to issue a Firm-Fixed-Price order to a single source; Gartner, Inc, on or about 30 August 2024.  The period of performance (PoP) shall be 01 September 2024 – 30 November 2024.

PSC: 7A21

NAICS: 541519

Size Standard: $34M

Acquisition Name: Gartner License Renewal

Supplier Name: Gartner, Inc.

Product Description:

Gartner products provide research and consulting in digital business transformation, enterprise strategic planning and execution, data and analytics, and organization design and change management. Specific business and technology topic areas include: business focused insight, guidance in helping leaders drive and develop customer facing technologies, cost reduction / avoidance, technology selection, contract negotiation, IT spend benchmarking, and client driven insight.

Quantity      PoP                     DESCRIPTION

2              3 Months     Executive Programs Leadership Team Plus for Global Ent-Leader

7              3 Months     Executive Programs Leadership Team Plus-Advisor Team Member

3              3 Months     Executive Programs Leadership Team Plus for Global Ent-IT Executive

1              3 Months     Gartner for Technical Professionals Team (1 Leader / 4 Team Members)

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations.  However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the Government.  The Government will consider responses received within 3 business days of issuance of this notice. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a full and open competitive procurement or a small business set aside competitive procurement. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this announcement.

If the Government decides to compete this requirement, a synopsis shall be issued utilizing the combined synopsis/solicitation procedure identified in FAR 12.603.  If this effort becomes a Small Business Set-Aside, FAR 52.219-14, Limitation on Subcontracting, will apply. Therefore, small businesses that want to be considered for a small business set-aside should demonstrate how they intend to comply. 

A determination not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. 

Contractors should be aware of the following information:

1. Contractors must include the following information:
   • Points of contact, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers.
   • Identification as a large U.S. business, a small U.S. business, or a foreign business. Please note that size indicated should be based on the NAICS code for this effort listed above.
   • Identification of any other socioeconomic status (Women-Owned Small Business, Economically Disadvantaged Small Business, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business or HUBZone).
   • Company CAGE Code or DUNS Number. 
2. In your response, you must address how your product meets the product characteristics specified above.
3. Submitted information shall be UNCLASSIFIED.
4. Responses are limited to 10 pages in a Microsoft Word compatible format.

Responses should be emailed to Glenn Wellman at glenn.wellman@us.af.mil no later than, 23 August 2024, 1:00 PM EST.  Any questions should be directed to Glenn Wellman through email.