SPECIAL NOTICE
76 -- Intent to Sole Source Gartner Services - Statement of Requirement
- Notice Date
- 8/18/2011
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Education and Training Command, Maxwell AFB Contracting Squadron, 50 LeMay Plaza South, Bldg 804, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, 36112-6334
- ZIP Code
- 36112-6334
- Solicitation Number
- Rice-F2XHC21195A001-Maxwell
- Archive Date
- 9/23/2011
- Point of Contact
- Xavier L. Rice, Phone: 334-953-5755
- E-Mail Address
-
Xavier.Rice@maxwell.af.mil
(Xavier.Rice@maxwell.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Statement of Requirement Intent to Sole Source Agency/Office: Air Education and Training Command Location: Maxwell AFB Contracting Squadron Title: Subscription to Primo Annual Maintenance Description(s): The 42nd Contracting Squadron at Maxwell AFB, Alabama 36112 is seeking a sole source contract with Gartner Inc. for the following: eleven (11) Gartner for IT Executives CIO Executives. Please see Statement of Requirement Below. Statement of Requirement for Educational Technology/Information Technology Research and Advisory Services 1. Introduction This statement of work is to solicit offers for research and advisory capabilities for the Education Logistics and Communications Directorate (AU/A4/6), to provide a strong program for ensuring the effective and efficient expenditure of limited educational-technology (ET)/information-technology (IT) resources, and to support ongoing ET/IT research by military and civilian personnel assigned to AU/A4/6. The mission of AU/A4/6 is to transform existing Air Force education systems to build a future learning organization employing new learning concepts and leveraging new technologies. The requested ET/IT Research and Advisory Services would achieve this by enabling access to trusted, objective, original ET/IT research, providing recommendations based on experiences of public and private corporations and furnishing personalized expert advice. Period of Performance: One (1) year from award of contract 2. Approach This statement of work covers several specific areas of innovation and emerging technologies, including: optimization of distance-learning capabilities; organizational agility to support new USAF mission areas and command-structure research; enhancement of ET/IT infrastructure performance and cost-efficiency; research recommendations for implementation of ET/IT cost-avoidance projects; and more ready access for AU/A4/6 personnel to current ET/IT research. The vendor must deliver Web- and phone-based service that provides access to time-proven, impartial research information. This would enable the directorate to capitalize on ED/IT technology, as well as current and emerging markets, as they relate to the education sector. This information and data must be presented in a style suitable for the staff of an educational establishment. Each authorized user at AU/A4/6 would have an individual user ID and password to access the vendor's website(s) or verify credentials on the phone. At a minimum, the ET/IT Research and Advisory Services should consist of: - Targeted research in the ET/IT market - Live access to analysts for tailored solutions - Analysts' reports detailing studies and recommendations - Alerts on items of interest furnished online and via e-mail - Reviews of current technologies impacting the AU/A4/6 mission - Peer-to-peer access to conferences and symposia relating to the AU/A4/6 mission - Expert advice and recommendations on the workforce, skills, and knowledge required to operate and maintain the AU/A4/6 ET/IT enterprise - Review of existing AU/A4/6 ET/IT portfolio with recommendations and most-applicable industry best practices for expanding in an expeditious manner - Review of existing governance structure and process with recommendations for improvement specifically tailored for the AU/A4/6 ET/IT environment and mission - Reports on technology hype cycles to provide a snapshot of emerging and maturing technologies and infrastructure (e.g., topics in wireless, cloud computing, security, networking, and hardware infrastructure) - Review of costs associated with the AU/A4/6 ET/IT enterprise compared to other similar-scope educational institutions as well as government and commercial organizations-with recommendations for containing and reducing costs Customers supported: Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL 3. Special Requirements - Training. AU/A4/6 member(s)/delegate(s) receiving research or advisory licenses must receive, or at least be offered, vendor-provided instruction, online or via email, on the use of the research and advisory services IAW this Statement of Work. Training should be of sufficient nature-length, depth, and/or breadth-to familiarize them on how to use and navigate the system. - Registration. While it is the responsibility of AU/A4/6 to establish personnel requiring research and advisory services, the vendor should establish and maintain user identification credentials, user IDs, and passwords. The North American Industry Classification System code is 541519 with a size standard of 500 emp. If no business responds to this intent to sole source a contract will be made with Ex Libris. If there are any other businesses that can provide these subscriptions, please respond to this notice before 12:00 pm (CST) on 8 Sep 11. The point of contact (POC) for this notice is SrA Xavier Rice, which can be contacted by the following mail: 42nd Contracting Squadron, 50 Lemay Plaza South, Bldg 804, Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-6334; Fax: (334) 953-2856; Phone: (334) 953-5755; or e-mail: xavier.rice@maxwell.af.mil Point of Contact(s): Xavier Rice, Contract Specialist, Phone 334-953-5755, Fax 334-953-2856, Email xavier.rice@maxwell.af.mil Contracting Office Address: Department of the Air Force, Air Education and Training Command, Maxwell AFB Contracting Squadron, 50 LeMay Plaza South Bldg 804, Maxwell AFB, AL, 36112-6334
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Maxwell AFB, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, 36112, United States
- Zip Code: 36112
- Zip Code: 36112
- Record
- SN02540733-W 20110820/110819000400-584577ba02546766497c544ffdcda4c6 (fbodaily.com)
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