Specifications include, but are not limited to: perform all systems programming works, tasks, and projects that are necessary to support a non-stop mainframe operation in the environments described above. The contractor’s duties will encompass many different disciplines that are presently performed by a consulting firm. That firm employs several systems programmers. The contractor’s duties will include routine system changes, responding to service requests, software installation, customization, migration, configuration changes, problem analysis and resolution, disaster recovery, and new technology exploration and implementation. The contractor must be able to provide the day-to-day operational support that is necessary to ensure the continuous operation of the DT’s Data Center, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week; 365 days per year. The contractor must be able to provide onsite and on-call staff to ensure that system problems are addressed in an efficient and timely manner