GAFS Unisys Migration

Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) seeks to gather information about industry capabilities to migrate a core accounting system from a Unisys mainframe platform running COBOL 74 to an alternate platform that can be hosted in a Defense Information System Agency (DISA) environment. The targeted application software needs to be a sustainable programming language. Two known examples are COBOL and Java but the RFI is not restricted to those two languages. As needed, the migration solution may also include the introduction of a relational database. The purpose behind this migration is to reduce current and future hosting costs. The project entails migration of application software and the platform-dependent system calls/functions, efficient and high performance information storage and retrieval, user and application query reporting functionality, role-based access controls for user profiles, user front end screens (terminal or graphical), batch job scheduling and job monitoring software, file transfer and printing capabilities, 38 interface partners, and processing of approximately 16 thousand monthly interface files. The resulting solution must maintain internal controls compliance for configuration management, controls for production code migrations, and separate instances with affiliated access controls for development, test, and production environments. DFAS is looking for vendors who have successful experience in the areas of large mainframe conversions and can provide customer reference checks. This RFI is part of our acquisition planning to identify available vendors with demonstrated solution capabilities in the commercial market place and obtain their feedback. See attached RFI for complete details. DFAS requests a response by March 7th, 2018. Please send responses to the attention of Ms. Nevae Roberson at [email protected] and Mr. Andrew Otwell at [email protected] .