Description
The South Carolina Department of Transportation is seeking a qualified vendor to provide comprehensive mainframe support services on a managed‑services basis. The contract covers day‑to‑day operations, application programming, database administration, and project management for the agency’s legacy ADABAS/Natural environment, with a one‑time onboarding effort and optional modernization tasks. The award will be a firm‑price, rate‑capped agreement lasting a base three‑year period with two one‑year optional extensions (up to five years total). All work is to be performed remotely within the continental United States, with integration to SCDOT’s Jira Service Management ticketing system and compliance with strict security and data‑residency requirements.
• Labor categories include Mainframe Operations (20 hrs/week guaranteed), Application Programmer (20 hrs/week), DBA (5 hrs/week), and Project Manager (5 hrs/week) plus “additional” pre‑approved hour lines.
• Fixed maximum weekly rates are set for each category; vendors submit hourly rates which are multiplied to compute annual evaluation totals.
• Contract value is estimated at roughly $350 K per year; total potential spend up to $1.75 M over five years.
• Mandatory vendor registration in the SC procurement portal; submission deadline 04/22/2026 2:30 PM.