Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. The Contractor shall provide IT business advice, objective IT research, and IT data that is thematic, prescriptive, and executable, and that provides a comprehensive perspective on the rapidly changing IT environment. Sponsors of research must be identified. 2. The Contractor shall provide access to an online database containing IT research articles. The database should contain at least 1,000 articles or more including white papers, research reports, webinars, bulletins, summaries, and any other IT research oriented documents published within the last five years. 3. The Contractor shall respond to over-the-phone inquiries regarding published articles and direction on other available resources. 4. The Contractor shall provide advisory services regarding strategic and tactical planning for customer’s IT policy development. 5. The Contractor shall provide on-site workshops, advisory engagements, and conferences on IT related topics Planning and establishing IT policies, procedures, and best practices Establishing and implementing IT governance Review of new and emerging Information Technologies Assistance with acquisition decisions for IT hardware and software Software licensing and Asset Management Application/system development Data analytics, data management, and business intelligence