--NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

The Department of the Army's Mission and Installation Contracting Command, acting on behalf of the US Army Information Technology Agency, intends to award a sole source contract to Gartner Inc. This contract will cover technical research services for the implementation and maintenance support of critical communications systems. The award will be firm-fixed-price with no option periods, issued under the sole source authority citing that Gartner is the only responsible source capable of fulfilling the agency’s requirements. No competitive proposals will be solicited, and no request for proposals will be issued. The notice emphasizes that phone inquiries will not be accepted, and any parties interested in expressing interest or providing Capability Statements must submit them via email to the designated contracting specialist by the specified deadline. The contracting action is governed by specific federal regulations allowing sole source awards where only one responsible source exists. Questions regarding the contract opportunity must be submitted by the stated cutoff date and time. The determination whether to proceed without competition rests solely with the government based on responses received. This procurement is administratively handled through the contracting office at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, with all official communications directed to the listed point of contact.