Please note: This is a Sole Source Notification. Esri is uniquely qualified to provide the consulting services requested for the following reasons: • The Esri team has extensive experience developing and implementing GIS solutions at an enterprise level all over the world, and more specifically, with U.S. federal clients, U.S. cities, counties, conservation agencies, and non-profit organizations. • Esri’s technical experience includes working with various clients in identifying and collecting data, mapping of features, and the automation and analysis of business operations and problems that face these diverse users. These factors coupled with our ability to reach back to our core software development team allow Esri to provide the National Guard with technical resources that are not available from other contractors or resellers. • Esri Professional Services team is part of Esri’s core business group supporting and developing the next iteration of advances to the ArcGIS family of GIS software products. Our affiliation with Esri’s core business team uniquely positions our service’s team with valuable insight when migrating our clients to the next version of our GIS technology.