Mainframe Managed Solution
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SUMMARY
KEY REQUIREMENTS
CONTRACT DURATION
TIMELINE
Solicitation Begin: July 15th, 2026
Deadline for Submission of Questions and Objections: July 27th, 2026
Deadline for receipt of proposals: August 25th, 2026
Initial evaluation completed: September 18th, 2026
Presentations: Week of September 21st, 2026
IT Review/TPRM Assessment: September 21st-30th, 2026
Proposal Evaluation completed: October 15th, 2026
Negotiations: October 16th-November 30th, 2026
Notice of Intent to Award issued: December 1st, 2026
Contract executed: December 11th, 2026
Contract start: January 1st, 2027
QUESTION DEADLINE
CONTACTS
Primary procurement contact — name, title, email, and phone
Additional decision-makers and their departments
Issuing Agency
State Of North Dakota Information Technology Department
DESCRIPTION
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. Questions must be submitted by July 27, 2026.
- Who issued this RFP?
- It was issued by State Of North Dakota Information Technology Department. The work is located in Bismarck, North Dakota, United States.
- 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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