DATE: September 12, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Robert W. Bash, Director of Internal Services/Chief Information Officer
SUBJECT: Agreement with Gartner, Inc.
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Make a finding that it is in the best interest of the County to suspend the competitive bidding process under Administrative Policy No. 34 for unusual or extraordinary circumstances to secure Information Technology specific research and analysis services through Gartner, Inc., to provide emerging technology practices for County departments.
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Agreement with Gartner, Inc. for subscription-based research, executive coaching, and advisory services for the Internal Services Department, effective September 1, 2017, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $977,658.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions will allow the Internal Services Department (ISD) to access a variety of support resources which enables Information Technology (IT) executives to leverage analyst research, industry best practices, emerging practices, along with first-hand expertise from a diverse network of IT contemporaries working in the Federal, State, and Local government.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not approve the recommended action, ISD-IT will not be able to stay ahead of emerging technology and will struggle to complete technology enabled business initiatives in a timely and cost effective manner.
SUSPENSION OF COMPETITION/SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT:
Forrester Research Inc., International Data Corporation, and Gartner, Inc. were contacted to provide quotes for a menu of IT research and advisory services such as, but not limited to, research and analytics, business knowledge infrastructure, security and risk mitigation, and strategic planning and leadership development. The three vendors were chosen due to offerin...
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