Inquest SS-23-005-RLDocuments.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY

DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED

SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE

(PUR 7776)

AGENCY: Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO)

TITLE: InQuest, LLC Short description of the commodity or service desired: Sandbox Subscription and Support for Fraud Detection

CONTACT

Name: Roberta Lewis Purchasing Analyst /Blake McGough, Purchasing Manager Address: 107 E. Madison St., B047 Caldwell Building, Tallahassee, FL 32399 Telephone: (850) 245-7462 / (850) 245-7417 Email: Roberta.Lewis@deo.myflorida.com/Blake.McGough@deo.myflorida.com

Internal tracking number, if any: SS-23-005-RL

Date posted:12/15/2022 @2:37pm Last day for receipt of information:1/11/2023 @2:37pm

This description of commodities or contractual services intended for purchase from a single source is posted in accordance with sections 120.57(3) and 287.057(3), Florida Statutes and will remain posted for a period of at least 7 business days.

Commodity or Contractual Service Required (commodity or United National Standard Products and Services Code (UNSPSC), manufacturer, model, and description, as appropriate):

43222500 Network Security Equipment 43233200 Security and Protection Software 43233203 Network Security or Virtual Private Network VPN Management Software 81111801 Computer or Network or Internet Security 81112208 Security and Protection Software Maintenance 9212170 Security Systems Services

Quantity or Term (as appropriate):

1 Year

Requestor (division, bureau, office, individual, as appropriate):

Division of Reemployment Assistance

Performance and/or Design Requirements (e.g.. intended use, function or application, compatibility, requirements;

reference to policy, rule, statute or other act of the Legislature, etc., as appropriate):

DEO has identified a need to retain the Sandbox subscription and maintenance support product that is used to protect data and information systems used by DEO Reemployment Assistance (RA) Program, indirectly address fraud by ensuring claimant data is not leverages for identity theft and third-party fraud. DEO has identified this tool generates actionable reports faster and with more accurancy than current soloution, improving the efficiency and effectiveness of incident response capabilities, and thus leading to potentially significant cost avoidance.

Intended Single Source:

InQuest, LLC 2221 S Clark St.

Arlington, VA 22202

Estimated Dollar Amount:

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY

$62,425.03

Justification for single source acquisition (what is necessary and unique about the product, service or source; steps taken to confirm unavailability of competition, as appropriate):

On May 5, 2020, InQuest, LLC entered into an exclusive agreement with Joe Security to deliver their products to the US Public Sector. Inquest has released a letter stating this exclusive partnership Joe Security products to the U.S.

federal, state and local government agencies. This solution will replace the current sandbox solution, MetaDefender Sandbox.

Approved By (names & titles, as appropriate, e.g., requestor, requestor management, information systems, budget, purchasing):

Lori Jones, Government Operations Consultant II – Contract Manager Greg Turral, IT Finance and Administration – Supervisor Domenic DiLullo, OPS ChiefTechnology Officer Paul Forrester, Chief Information Officer Roberta Lewis, Purchasing Analyst Blake McGough, Purchasing Manager

Prospective vendors are requested to provide information regarding their ability to supply the commodities or contractual services described. If it is determined in writing by the agency, after reviewing any information received from prospective vendors, that the commodities or contractual services are available only from a single source, the agency shall: provide notice of its intended decision to enter a single-source purchase contract in the manner specified in s.120.57(3), FS.