Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source

This synopsis is for commercial supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.405-6(a)(1)(B), only one source is capable of providing the services required at the level of quality required because the services are unique or highly specialized. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals, however, all capability statements received within five (5) days after date of publication of this notice will be considered by the Government. Only written responses will be considered. All responses from responsible sources will be fully considered. As a result of analyzing responses to this "Notice of Intent," the Government shall determine whether a competitive solicitation will be issued. Any prospective contractor must be registered in the "System for Award Management" (sam.gov) in order to be eligible for award. The Govt. will not be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this "Notice of Intent."

The Air Force District of Washington (AFDW), Enterprise Contracting Office (PKS) intends to award a sole source contract to Gartner, Inc., 56 Top Gallant Road, Stamford, CT 06902 based on the authority of the FAR 8.405-6. This contract is planned to be awarded NLT 01 Feb 2020 for a Period of Performance (PoP) of 12 months.

This contract actions to provide SAF/AQXS CIO with IT Research and Advisory Services used for making key decisions in planning and delivering IT services. Gartner’s for Technical Professionals research and advisory licenses help to inform key decisions in planning and delivering IT services offering the research and advice relevant to the requirements of SAF/AQXS –CIO in support of application strategy and governance, modernizing legacy applications, transitioning to digital government and optimizing and promoting the value contribution of the PMO. Gartner provides the insight and data to enable the Government to plan for audits, understand and develop cyber security education and training programs, secure systems against threats and identify and manage vulnerabilities.

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Any offerers responding to this notice must provide evidence of capability to perform the above requirements. Potential offerers will be required to submit a Statement of Capability (SOC) in reference to the attached Requirements Summary.

1. Potential Offerers shall limit the SOC to 5 pages
2. An Ombudsman has been appointed to address concerns from offerers or potential offerers.

The Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program manager or contracting officer, but communicates contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government  personnel.

When required, the Ombudsman shall maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Matters of a routine or administrative nature concerning the acquisition should not be addressed to the Ombudsman, but rather the POC identified below. The Ombudsman is AFDW/PK at Phone# 240-612-6110, 1500 W Perimeter RD Suite 5750, Joint Base Andrews MD 20762.

The appropriate NAICS Code for this acquisition is 541990, All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services, with a size standard of $15M.

Offerors submitting a SOC shall send it to the Contract Specialist, Joy Penno or Contracting Officer, SSgt Gage Asper, via e-mail to joy.t.penno.ctr@mail.mil / gage.p.asper.mil@mail.mil.

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Draft Requirements Summary