Defense Civilian Pay System (DCPS)

The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) is seeking qualified sources to provide comprehensive software and non-software support services for the Defense Civilian Pay System (DCPS), a standardized Department of Defense civilian payroll system. The procurement encompasses software design, development, and maintenance; database development and maintenance; system change requests; requirements analysis; software testing and implementation; configuration management; release management; systems interfaces; customer service; performance measurements; production support; audit readiness; and information assurance. Qualified sources must demonstrate verifiable experience in supporting legacy government financial or payroll systems in IBM Mainframe (z/OS) environments and possess the capability to staff approximately 49 full-time equivalent personnel based in the Indianapolis, Indiana local commuting area. Responses should include recent and relevant contracts from the past three years with contract numbers, dollar values, periods of performance, and scope descriptions, along with a three-page narrative detailing experience in the subject matter areas, business address, point of contact, CAGE code, and small business status. The deadline for submitting responses to this Request for Information is May 6, 2026, with submissions directed to jennifer.a.stegman.civ@mail.mil.

This pre-solicitation notice involves no set-aside designation and does not identify any incumbent contractors. The contract structure consists of a 12-month base period plus four optional 12-month renewal periods, with the estimated workload representing approximately 44,160 labor hours annually across multiple labor categories combining Firm Fixed Price and Labor Hour CLINs. All contractor personnel must be U.S. citizens with Selective Service registration and a favorably adjudicated Tier 3 or equivalent Noncritical-Sensitive personnel security investigation granting National Security eligibility. Key personnel positions include Senior Software Engineer, Senior Systems Engineer, and Intermediate Systems Engineer roles requiring specialized expertise in IDMS databases, COBOL programming, Job Control Language, Oracle/COGNOS/JavaScript, and Broadcom Endevor. Performance will be delivered at the DFAS Indianapolis Center or other Government-approved locations, with potential travel required to CONUS military bases and Government installations. This is a market research notice for pre-solicitation purposes only and does not constitute a formal solicitation.