FHF-22-Q-0008 Quest Active Administrator and Security Explorer

Opportunity: Limited Source Justification for GSA Actions
Purchase Agency: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Office of Budget and Financial Management (OBFM)
Reason for Purchase: FHFA's Office of Technology and Information Management (OTIM) has a requirement to procure Quest's Active Administrator and Security Explorer software maintenance renewal on a limited source basis. This software is used to monitor changes made by administrators to FHFA's active directory.
Work to be Acquired: The requirement is for the renewal of expiring Quest Corporation's Active Administrator and Security Explorer software maintenance. The estimated cost for the base year is redacted, with a total estimated cost of redacted including the additional four, one-year options. The anticipated period of performance for this renewal is 11/30/2021 through 11/29/2026.
Place of Performance/Delivery: The place of performance/delivery is not specified in the provided information.
Notable Information: The use of a particular brand name or product, in this case, Quest's Active Administrator and Security Explorer, is essential to the Government's requirements. Only Quest can satisfy this requirement as they are the developer and manufacturer of this software. FHFA has conducted web-based market research and concluded that no other vendor can provide the required maintenance renewal or make duplicate copies due to copyright and patent laws. FHFA will maintain awareness of market capabilities and engage in open competition if the incumbent product does not remain current with market capabilities.