TSO Combined Support Services - Notice of Sources Sought.pdf

NOTICE of SOURCES SOUGHT

Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), Contract Services Directorate, is seeking sources for the Technical Services Office (TSO) Combined Support. Responses from all qualified and experienced sources including small businesses, are encouraged to respond to the Notice.

The ideal provider will have approximately nine (9) full-time staff capable of providing Automated Disbursing System (ADS-COBOL), Intra-Governmental Payments and Collections (IPAC), Centralized Disbursing System (CDS) and Mechanization of Contract Administration Services (MOCAS) analysis support for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) in Cleveland, Ohio local commuting area. The scope of this contract is to provide the personnel, management, and technical services required to perform tasks in the following areas:

Category Services Included

Software Lifecycle & Development

Requirements Definition, Design & Analysis, Development, Engineering, Programming, Debugging, Maintenance, Migration, and Reuse Support.

Implementation & Migration

Software & Hardware Installation/Implementation, Hardware Migration, and Document Conversion.

Analysis & Improvement

Functional & Business Process Improvement, Software Process Improvement, and Economic/Business Case Analysis.

Support Services Customer Support and Operations Support.

Oversight & Management

Quality Assurance, Risk Management, Configuration Management, and full System Life Cycle Management.

Security Information Assurance.

The contractor shall support Agency I&T in achieving the following primary goals:

Production Support:

Provide robust, uninterrupted support for all AIS in the production environment. This includes proactive maintenance, debugging, and technical support to ensure system availability, stability, and operational readiness in support of the Agency's mission.

Customer Support:

Deliver responsive and effective support to end-users and stakeholders. These objective covers resolving issues, responding to inquiries, and providing guidance to ensure user productivity and satisfaction.

System Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Support:

Manage and execute all phases of the SDLC for new and existing systems. This includes expert support for requirements analysis, design, development, modification, technology infusion, and conversion to enhance system capabilities and adapt to new requirements.

System Administration, Internal Controls, and Documentation:

Implement and maintain rigorous system administration, internal controls, and comprehensive documentation. This ensures all systems are managed securely, operate in compliance with Agency policies, and that all processes, configurations, and user guides are thoroughly documented.

Testing and Quality Assurance:

Conduct thorough testing and quality assurance at all stages of the lifecycle. This objective is to verify functionality, ensure software quality, and validate that system changes meet all technical and business requirements prior to deployment.

Skills Required:

Automated Disbursing Systems (ADS)- COBOL

Applications Developer (Journeyman) Three (3) FTEs

• C+

• t, Ajax

• COBOL

• Unix System Services

• TSO

• Rexx

• ISP

• VSAM

• CICS

• IDCAMS

• CICS WeServices

• CA-Librarian

• HTML

• JCL, CA-InterTest for CICS

• JavaScript

Intra-Governmental Payments and Collections (IPAC)

Applications Developer (Journeyman) Two (2) FTEs

• JAVA

• Oracle database 10g or higher and PL/SQL programming

• JAVA Beans

• SQL

• JavaScript

• Familiarity with the use of version control tools (such as CVS, PVCS)

• STRUTS

• Knowledge of the use of development tools like TOAD or SQL*Developer

• JDBC

• Microsoft Access

• HTML

Central Disbursing System (CDS)

Applications Developer (Journeyman) One (1) FTE

• HTML

• STRUTS

• JAVA Beans

• JDBC

• JavaScript

• HTML

• CSSjQuery

• JAVA

• Oracle database 11g or higher and PL/SQL programming

• SQL

• Familiarity with the use of version control tools (such as CVS, PVCS)

• Knowledge of the use of development tools like TOAD or SQL *Developer

• Microsoft Access

Mechanization of Contract Administration System (MOCAS) and Treasury Check Printing Sub-System

System Developer One (1) FTE

• IBM z/OS

• Visual Basic

• JCL

• Storage Management

• MS Office

• CICS and supporting utilities such as Syncsort are required

• Visio

• COBOLTSO

• REXX

• ISPF

• CICS and supporting utilities such as Syncsort are required

• Storage Management

• IBM COBOL 85

• Unix/Linux

• MS Windows

• Assembler IBM Assembly

• REXX

• C++

• MS Office/365

• MS Windows

• Visio

• ServiceNow

Applications Developer – Assembler Developer (Senior) One (1) FTE

• Assembler IBM Assembly

• IBM z/OS

• JCL

• Storage Management

• COBOL 85

• CICS and supporting utilities such as Syncsort are required

• TSO

• REXX

• ISPF

• CLIST

• MS Office/365

• MS Windows

• Visio

• ServiceNow

Database Administrator One (1) FTE

• Cincom SUPRA PDM

• Cincom MANTIS (Total-file-views)

• COBOLJCL

• IBM z/OS

• IBM COBOL 85

• JCLCICS

• Storage Management

• MS Office/365

• MS Windows

• Visio

• ServiceNow

The responses should include recent and relevant contracts (last 3 years), including the contract number, dollar value, period of performance, and scope of the work.

Please respond to the contact listed below with no more than three (3) pages explaining in detail the magnitude of your experience in the above-mentioned subject matter areas. Qualified sources should submit their response via email to charolyn.l.jackson.civ@mail.mil and jennifer.a.stegman.civ@mail by May 8th, 2026. Sources should include their business address, point of contact, CAGE code, and small business status.

Disclaimer: This request for information is for market research purposes only. This is not a solicitation.

Information received from this notice will not be disclosed outside the government.