Please note: This is a Sole Source Notification. Specifications include, but are not limited to: Research Facilitator Sole Source Supplier: Cicero Research Earliest Proposed Purchase Date: 5/31/2023 Buyer Name: Ammi Aldous Sole Source Justification: Because Cicero Group did the work in 2011/2012 on the study for which this work is being baselined, they hold institutional/contextual knowledge that is important when attempting to replicate data collection and analysis that will allow for close replication of this study against the 2011 study – this replication is critical in properly ‘baselining’ against the original study. Because Cicero Group did the original study, they have the questionnaire, data tables, and report templates from which to work already built. Another vendor would need to design/build much of this from scratch, which would entail additional time, thereby increasing cost. The combination of possessing institutional knowledge, research artifacts, and research design methodologies for the original study allows Cicero Group to more efficiently replicate the study in 2023, saving resources and time along the way to result in cost savings based on professional service fees typical of this work.