Flexera Technopedia

This Statement of Work outlines the requirements for a contractor to provide continued maintenance, updates, subscription services, and vendor support for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) existing Flexera products. Specifically, the contractor will support the Flexera Data Platform and Flexera Technopedia components to ensure ongoing catalog updates, per-device and per-server subscription renewals, and integration fidelity with FERC's ServiceNow CMDB and FEAMS systems. Key objectives and deliverables include maintaining active Flexera Data Platform and Technopedia Silver Subscription licenses for 4,605 devices and 1,292 servers, configuring standard extractors, and delivering uninterrupted hardware/software metadata updates. Additionally, the contractor must provide Tier 2/3 technical support for troubleshooting, issue resolution, and system normalization, alongside ongoing platform updates and validated dependency patches. Work will be performed remotely at the contractor's site. The contract requires no security clearance and is scheduled for a five-year period of performance running from September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2031.

This document serves as a Sole Source Justification for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to procure a Flexera asset categorization tool. Market research yielded no viable alternative bolt-on products for asset categorization. While alternative IT Service Management (ITSM) products like Remedy and HP Asset Manager exist, FERC is committed to the ServiceNow ITSM platform. Furthermore, FERC has already purchased Flexera's software packaging tool, making the brand-name selection essential to ensure seamless integration and avoid compatibility issues. The justification is supported by references to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) guidelines, specifically: - FAR 11.104 and 11.105 regarding the use of brand-name descriptions and items peculiar to one manufacturer. - FAR 6.302-1, which permits contracting without full and open competition when supplies or services are available from only one responsible source and no other products will satisfy the agency's requirements. The document concludes with the digital signature of Jeffrey Sawyer, dated July 5, 2026, certifying the accuracy of the justification.

This federal solicitation (No. 89603026Q0072) is issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to procure the purchase, maintenance, and training of Flexera Software. Specifically, the acquisition seeks subscriptions for Data Platform Enterprise Per Device Silver (DP-ENTPD-S-XXX) and Data Platform Enterprise Per Server Silver (DP-ENTPS-S-XXX). The solicitation is structured as an unrestricted Request for Quotation (RFQ) under NAICS code 541519 (Information Technology Value-Added Resellers), with a size standard of $34 million. Award will be made to the lowest priced, technically acceptable quote. Technical acceptability requires bidding the exact brand-name Flexera items specified. The contract structure consists of a base year period of performance from September 30, 2026, to September 29, 2027, followed by four subsequent one-year option periods extending through September 29, 2031. Quoted pricing must encompass all five years. Key dates and submission details include: - Questions are due via email to Contracting Officer Kevin Richards (kevin.richards2@ferc.gov) by 11:00 AM EST on August 19, 2026. - Final quotes must be submitted by 5:00 PM EST on August 21, 2026. - Software deliverables, licensing keys, and renewal instructions must be delivered electronically to softwarelicensing@ferc.gov. Additionally, the document incorporates standard federal commercial product provisions (FAR 52.212-1 through 52.212-5) and requires vendors to certify that all software is free of malicious code.