NPSS1 2026000223 EGBA Broadcom [Maintenance and Licences]

The State of Colorado’s Governor’s Office of Information Technology has issued a sole-source procurement for Broadcom’s mainframe software suite under solicitation number NPSS1-EGBA-2026000223-1, with an effective date of June 16, 2026, and a one-year performance period ending June 15, 2027. The contract, valued at $1,863,074.18, covers licensing and support for a suite of critical mainframe applications, including CA 7 Workload Automation, MICS Resource Management, Optimizer/II, Mainframe DevOps Suite, and others, all licensed based on a 274 MIPS capacity on an IBM 3907-D02 system. The procurement is justified as sole source due to technical uniqueness and compatibility requirements essential for maintaining state operations such as payroll processing, with no viable alternatives available. The agreement includes strict compliance obligations, including annual reporting of software usage via Broadcom’s portal, retention of SMF type 70 and 89 logs for 12 months, and mandatory notification of disaster recovery activities and system changes. The customer must certify compliance with U.S. export controls, avoid re-exportation to prohibited countries, and ensure no military end use. Invoicing is handled directly by Broadcom via email with wire transfer instructions, payable to the Office of Information Technology’s billing address in Denver, Colorado. Payment is triggered by a purchase order referencing Broadcom’s quote CPQ-4277101, with no use of federal invoicing systems. The contract includes provisions for unilateral migration to newer software versions, with full financial obligations continuing, and prohibits termination for convenience. Broadcom retains audit rights for up to 12 months after contract termination and may modify terms prior to acceptance. Governing law is Colorado, with binding arbitration in Denver, and no assignment of the contract is permitted without Broadcom’s consent. The vendor, Broadcom, is treated as a large commercial entity with no socioeconomic certifications required, and no federal FAR clauses are incorporated, as this is a state-level commercial transaction governed by Colorado Revised Statutes §24-103-403 and internal procurement policies. Key contacts include Mike Whalen as the purchasing agent, Jill Fraser as the approving official, and Marcie Horton as the Broadcom point of contact.