Mainframe Managed Solution
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The issuing organization in North Dakota is seeking a vendor to provide a comprehensive mainframe managed solution for the state's current mainframe environment. The scope includes application and technical support, ongoing management and administration, system configuration, monitoring, and related professional services across the full hardware and software stack.
The selected vendor will also provide migration planning, risk-compliant hosting, z/OS support, incident response, troubleshooting, and issue resolution. Additional responsibilities include software licensing support and coordination, application support, virtual tape support, disaster recovery support and coordination, and data and database management system support.
Questions related to the solicitation must be submitted no later than July 27, 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
- When is the submission deadline?
- Submissions are due August 25, 2026.
- Who is a good fit for this opportunity?
- Managed services provider with deep mainframe operations expertise
- Proven experience supporting z/OS environments and legacy enterprise platforms
- Capability to deliver risk-compliant hosting and disaster recovery services
- Strong background in mainframe migration planning and transition support
- Experience with application support, DBMS administration, and virtual tape environments
- Ability to provide 24/7 monitoring, incident response, and troubleshooting
- Familiarity with public sector or state government IT environments
- Capacity to manage software licensing coordination and full-stack infrastructure support
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