Mainframe Computer Services as a Solution
Overview
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SUMMARY
KEY REQUIREMENTS
CONTRACT DURATION
TIMELINE
Questions are due by October 15th, 2026.
Bid opening is November 17th, 2026.
QUESTION DEADLINE
CONTACTS
Primary procurement contact — name, title, email, and phone
Additional decision-makers and their departments
Issuing Agency
West Virginia Department of Administration, Purchasing Division
DESCRIPTION
The issuing organization seeks a comprehensive Mainframe-as-a-Service (MFaaS) solution, including all services required to migrate from its current hosted MFaaS environment to the proposed platform. The solution must cover the entire mainframe platform and its operations.
Required services include secure infrastructure, software licensing for solution components, operations, technical support, management, administration, configuration, disaster recovery, and continuous 24/7 monitoring of the agency’s mainframe environment. The proposed solution must meet the industry-standard uptime for IBM zSystems mainframes and components, with average reliability of eight nines, or 99.999999% uptime. It must also support predictive analytics and include lifecycle assurance features. The contract period will be two years, and questions must be submitted by October 15, 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
- When is the submission deadline?
- Submissions are due November 17, 2026. Questions must be submitted by October 15, 2026.
- Who issued this RFP?
- It was issued by West Virginia Department of Administration, Purchasing Division. The work is located in Charleston, West Virginia, United States.
- Who is a good fit for this opportunity?
- Mainframe service providers with demonstrated IBM zSystems expertise
- Organizations experienced in managed MFaaS migration and operations
- Providers capable of delivering secure, highly available infrastructure with 24/7 monitoring
- Companies with expertise in disaster recovery, predictive analytics, and lifecycle management
- Established vendors able to provide comprehensive technical support and software licensing
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