When is the submission deadline?

Submissions are due October 27, 2026. Questions must be submitted by October 14, 2026.

It was issued by Department Of Information Technology. The work is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.

Who is a good fit for this opportunity?

Enterprise software provider with Rocket Software expertise. Experience supporting mainframe and z/OS environments. Proven capabilities in workload automation and event-driven scheduling. Ability to support high-volume, concurrent, 24x7 operations. Experience maintaining compatibility with existing enterprise software environments.

Rocket Software for Mainframe Workload Management (Due October 27, 2026)

Overview

Software, Web & Mobile Development

Raleigh, North Carolina, United StatesPosted: October 1, 2026Deadline: October 27, 2026

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SUMMARY

North Carolina seeks Rocket Software to support mainframe workload management, automated scheduling, resource control, and continuous 24x7 operations. The solution must maintain compatibility with the State’s existing z/OS environment and support high-volume processing.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Must submit one signed, original electronic offer via the Ariba Sourcing Module
Must include Execution Page 1 with the remaining pages of the solicitation in one PDF
Must be registered in the North Carolina eProcurement system within two days after notification of contract award
Must be current on all North Carolina eProcurement fees prior to submitting a response
Must provide a completed Vendor Readiness Assessment Report for state-hosted solutions
Must provide architecture diagrams (Network Architecture and Technology Stack)
Must comply with E-Verify requirements
Must provide a disclosure statement regarding the utilization of workers outside the United States

CONTRACT DURATION

36 months

TIMELINE

Questions due by October 14th, 2026.

Offers publicly opened on October 27th, 2026.

Contract effective date of July 1st, 2027.

QUESTION DEADLINE

October 14, 2026

CONTACTS

Primary procurement contact — name, title, email, and phone

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Issuing Agency

Department Of Information Technology

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DESCRIPTION

The State of North Carolina is seeking a vendor to provide Rocket Software that preserves the functionality, compatibility, and operational capabilities of its existing software environment.

The solution must support real-time logical and physical resource management for controlling workload execution, evaluating condition codes, managing dependencies, and responding dynamically to system events. It must also provide automated scheduling, dependency management, event dispatching, and related workload-processing functions to reduce manual intervention and operational risk.

The software must remain compatible with the State’s mainframe environment and support high-volume workload processing, concurrent event activity, multithreaded processing, and applicable z/OS performance and enqueue-management capabilities. It must also support flexible, non-disruptive changes to calendars, schedules, concurrent processing, and backup activities while enabling continuous 24x7 operations. Questions must be submitted by October 14, 2026.

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When is the submission deadline?: Submissions are due October 27, 2026. Questions must be submitted by October 14, 2026.
Who issued this RFP?: It was issued by Department Of Information Technology. The work is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.
Who is a good fit for this opportunity?: Enterprise software provider with Rocket Software expertise
Experience supporting mainframe and z/OS environments
Proven capabilities in workload automation and event-driven scheduling
Ability to support high-volume, concurrent, 24x7 operations
Experience maintaining compatibility with existing enterprise software environments

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