Gartner Risk Management Leadership Council Classic Subscription

Agency/Office: U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) Location: 330 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20237, Untied States Title: Gartner Risk Management Leadership Council Classic Subscription USAGM seeks, a subscription service to provide access to risk management best practice research, benchmarks, and events. Description(s): This notice is issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) section 5.201 to notify the public of a proposed contract action. Introduction: The U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) intends to contract by means of other than full and open competition and enter into a sole source contract with Gartner Inc, 56 Top Gallant Road, Stanford, CT 06902. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition that is applicable to this procurement is 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), which is implemented at FAR 6.302-1 as follows: "When the supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source … and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, full and open competition need not be provided for." Description of the Requirement: The Service provides access for the senior-most executive (the “Executive”), as listed in the Service Agreement, and select team members (“Team Members”) of the Client. Collectively, the Executive and the Team Members are “Licensed Users”. Licensed Users are entitled to the following: Research and Insight Decision and Diagnostic Tools Peer Benchmarks Executive Networking Proven Best Practices Advisory Support Live and/or Online Learning Events (Certain Events may be reserved for the Executive) This notice of intent is not a request for capability statements or competitive proposals. However, all capability statements received within five (5) business days of the issuance of this notice may be considered by the agency. Any response to this notice must provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this procurement based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. No telephone responses of an interested firm’s statements of interest or capabilities will be accepted by the USAGM for this notice. Period of Performance: The contract period of performance for this contract is estimated to (12) months from date of award Contracting Office Address: 330 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20237, Untied States Place of Performance: The contractor shall perform all services solely at the contractor’s facility/site.