MainFrame as a Service (MFaaS) Solution

Overview

IT Support, Hardware & Networking

Illinois, United StatesPosted 6 days agoDeadline: May 22nd, 2026

Fit Score

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SUMMARY

Illinois is seeking a MainFrame as a Service (MFaaS) provider to migrate, host, and maintain mainframe workloads, ensuring security, licensing compliance, and robust operational support.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Must have a minimum of three years of project management experience
Must have at least two years of experience leading enterprise system implementation projects within state agencies or public sector organizations
Must have demonstrated experience in managing projects involving Payroll, Mainframe, State and Federal systems and technology
Must provide verifiable references for a minimum of two projects performed within the last five years for State or local government entities
Must be registered with the Illinois Small Business Set-Aside Program if applicable
Must have a current IDHR Public Contract Number if employing 15 or more full-time employees
Must be authorized to transact business or conduct affairs in Illinois
Must comply with NIST SP 800-53, Revision 5, FedRAMP Moderate security standards
Must ensure all data processed and stored resides within the contiguous United States

BUDGET

Estimate

$5,000,000 – $15,000,000

CONTRACT DURATION

60 months

TIMELINE

RFP Posting Date: February 24th, 2026

Pre-Submission Conference: March 4th, 2026

Offeror Questions Submission Deadline: March 14th, 2026

Tentative Date for Posting of Answers: March 23rd, 2026

RFP Offer Submission Deadline: April 9th, 2026

Evaluation Period: April 30th, 2026

Anticipated Notice of Award: May 15th, 2026

Anticipated Contract Start Date: July 1st, 2026

QUESTION DEADLINE

March 14th, 2026

Issuing Agency

State Of Illinois Department Of Innovation And Technology

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DESCRIPTION

The organization seeks a vendor to provide a comprehensive MainFrame as a Service (MFaaS) solution. This includes migration and ongoing hosting of existing mainframe workloads, as well as complete end-to-end maintenance and operations services to ensure continuity, performance, and compliance across infrastructure, applications, data, and security domains.

The selected vendor must offer a transparent licensing strategy that covers all necessary software components, including third-party tools, middleware, and system utilities, to ensure cost efficiency and compliance with all applicable terms. Adherence to federal and state data privacy and system integrity regulations is required, with robust security measures implemented throughout.

Additionally, the vendor must verify the current hosting workload, configuration, and data exchange parameters, and develop both high-level and detailed migration plans for the identified workloads.

Source attribution

This Settle analysis is based on the issuing organization’s public RFP listing.