The State University of New York Downstate Medical School (SUNY-DMC), seeks a vendor to help with its IBM Mainframe optimization upgrade from Version 2.2 to V. 2.4 & zVM upgrade to 7.3.

SUNY-DMC intends to make an award under our discretionary authority, pursuant to NYS Education Law §355 (5) (a), which is up to $125,000, for the above noted commodity/product or service. A sealed bid will not be held. If you are interested in providing a proposal for the above commodity/product or service, you must contact the appropriately designated Campus contact in this advertisement within 15 business days of this Advertisement Notice.

This procurement is subject to New York State Finance Law §§139-j &-k, also known as the Lobbying Law. Therefore, vendors are cautioned that the only permissible contact for this procurement is the individual(s) listed as a designated contact. Contacting any other individuals at the SUNY Fredonia in connection with this advertisement, may constitute a violation of New York State Finance Law. Failure to comply with this requirement can range from no contract award to debarment from sales to any New York State agency.

Vendors responding to this advertisement shall be required to complete and submit applicable documents related to Vendor Responsibility, New York State Finance Law §§139-j & -k, and New York State’s Tax Law Section 5-a.

Vendors responding to this advertisement must submit valid and current New York State Worker’s Compensation and New York State Disability insurance forms.

Please see attached document for all detailed specifications

In addition all vendors must have the following general capabilities:

In addition to the general capabilities listed above vendor should:

Have at least 5 years of experience with IBM Z series mainframe upgrade and optimization

Be an IBM certified vendor/reseller

Technicians assigned must have several years’ experience in such upgrades