DA01--Decision Support System (DSS) Software Maintenance and Support - Re-compete - New Contract (VA-26-00000374)

The Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center is procuring software maintenance and support services for the Sunrise Decision Support System (DSS), a proprietary cost accounting software used enterprise-wide by the VA. This procurement is a re-compete of an existing contract and seeks comprehensive maintenance, enhancements, database management system support, and help desk services to enable the Managerial Cost Accounting Office to process and analyze VA healthcare cost and productivity data. Key contract requirements include maintaining existing software functionality, delivering quarterly software maintenance releases, providing technical documentation and test results, accommodating changing requirements, and delivering ongoing help desk support while ensuring compliance with federal security, privacy, accessibility, and financial management regulations and standards. The solicitation does not specify detailed evaluation criteria but indicates this is a sole-source procurement based on the vendor's exclusive ownership of the source code and the determination that no alternative vendors can provide the required services, as confirmed through market research and an RFI that yielded zero competing vendors. The deadline for quote submission is November 20, 2025, at 10:00 am Eastern Time, with Amanda Anderson (amanda.anderson12@va.gov) serving as the Contract Specialist and Katie Pantages (kathryn.pantages@va.gov) as the Contracting Officer.

This procurement has no set-aside designation and is anticipated to be awarded to Strata Decision Technology, LLC, the current incumbent contractor located in Chicago, Illinois. The total contract value is $47.0 million, structured as a firm-fixed-price award with a base period of 12 months from November 17, 2025, through November 16, 2026, followed by two additional 12-month option periods for a potential total contract duration of 36 months. Performance will be conducted primarily at the contractor's facilities in Chicago, Illinois, with the contracting office located in Eatontown, New Jersey. The VA determined that replacement of the Sunrise DSS system would cost an estimated $40 million and require 4 to 5 years to develop, underscoring the criticality of this software to VA operations and financial management compliance. The solicitation is classified under NAICS code 513210 (Software Publishers) and Product Service Code DA01 (IT and Telecom - Business Application/Application Development Support Services).