RTWS Termination - DeCA IT Advisory, Research, and Analysis Services

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has published a Special Notice regarding the termination of a contract for IT Advisory, Research, and Analysis Services for the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA). The notice, identified by a unique federal contract opportunity ID, was posted on May 6, 2025, with a due date of June 30, 2025. The original contract was awarded to Gartner, Inc. under contract N66001-19-A-0049 for a one-year base period with four potential option years. The contract was designed to provide DeCA's IT leadership with specialized research and analyst services focused on retail grocery technologies, strategic planning, and technology transformation. This Special Notice serves to make public the releasable details of the terminated or cancelled award.

The terminated contract encompassed two primary service tasks: IT Team Leader Advisor Services and IT Team Member Services, which were to be delivered remotely through various communication channels including telephone, email, and a 24-hour knowledge portal. The services were intended to include research document preparation, analyst webinar hosting, technology discussion facilitation, peer networking opportunities, and analyst inquiry responses. Core service hours were set from 9am-3pm ET, Monday through Friday. The contractor was expected to provide strategic IT research documents covering areas such as strategic planning, cost optimization, benchmarking, product decisions, critical capabilities, and vendor reports to support DeCA's executive and IT team's strategic and tactical planning. No specific set-aside was identified for this opportunity, suggesting it was open to a broad range of potential contractors. The termination of this contract indicates a change in DeCA's approach to obtaining IT advisory and research services.