NCB 6447 Gartner Group, Inc.

This is a Non-Competitive Bid (NCB) contract opportunity from the state of California for proprietary IT research subscription services for the California Correctional Health Care Services department. The contract, valued at $290,168.33, is being awarded to Gartner Group, Inc. without a competitive bidding process, as permitted under Government Code Section 14825 for services that would otherwise be exempt from competitive bidding. The purpose of this NCB contract is to consolidate and improve the proprietary IT research subscription services required by the department. There are no details provided on pricing terms, set asides, funding requirements, or sources in the documentation.

This NCB contract is being posted publicly as a matter of record, as required for all state agency agreements for services over $250,000. There is no opportunity to submit bids, as this is a sole-source contract award. No information is provided about any incumbent vendors or current contractors, or about any existing infrastructure or technology that may need to be integrated. The contract term and any potential for renewal or extension is also not specified in the available documentation.