Description
The State of North Dakota’s Information Technology Department is seeking experienced suppliers to discuss a future managed‑services contract for its mainframe (z/OS) and iSeries (IBM i) environments. The RFI is intended to gather strategic input, assess capabilities, and shape a forthcoming solicitation. Suppliers will schedule a 90‑minute virtual strategy discussion during the week of March 16‑20 2026 and submit an RSVP response by March 13 2026.
• Provide end‑to‑end lifecycle support for z/OS, CICS, DB2, ADABAS, NATURAL Broker, Software AG, and related hardware/storage, including patches, backups, performance tuning, and disaster‑recovery.
• Deliver comparable managed‑services for IBM i v7.x, covering OS updates, application support, performance monitoring, storage management, and annual DR testing.
• Demonstrate compliance with FedRAMP, IRS Publication 1075 (FTI), FIPS 140 encryption, and U.S. data‑residency requirements; ability to host or operate in a FedRAMP‑authorized cloud if needed.
• Offer proactive guidance on data‑exchange modernization and assistance with future migration off the mainframe.
• Maintain 24×7 support, control‑file management, and capacity‑backup (CBU) services, adhering to the State’s monthly maintenance windows.
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Contact
Brandy Bentley(Procurement Officer)