The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 22, intends to renew the FCS Express software license used by the VA San Diego Healthcare System to support flow cytometry data analysis for patient care. This renewal is structured as a base contract with four additional option years, ensuring continuity of existing data analysis and reporting capabilities crucial to patient services.

FCS Express, provided by De Novo Software LLC, is proprietary software that has already been implemented and integrated at the VA San Diego Healthcare System. The agency has determined that only De Novo Software can provide this renewal due to the specialized nature of the software and the significant costs associated with transitioning to an alternative system. The renewal will be executed under the simplified acquisition procedures for commercial items, and no formal solicitation is being issued for this requirement.