Alternative for mainframe software, KEYFAST

The USDA OCIO DISC is seeking industry information to identify contractors who possess the capabilities to provide an alternative software and support for the current Keyfast IBM mainframe software, which is soon to be discontinued. 

Requirements:

• Must function on z/OS and within CICS, substituting KeyFast forms with their own
• Must be able to provide at least three successful migrations from KeyFast into CICS

USDA is intersted in alternative that meet or exceed the following attributes and key features of KEYFAST:

• speed and ease of use
• Non-programmers create data entry forms and edit checks in a matter of minutes. The system includes all usual editing capabilities of dedicated hardware solutions. Any person familiar with a mainframe terminal or PC can input data
• In addition,validate user input against master files and databases. 
• Captures incorrect data at the time of input and edit checks.
• Output data is formatted identical to the records created with legacy systems.
• Converted to without relying on mainframe programmers.

Key Features:

• multi-lingual, consistent user interface with multilevel help-screens, messages and online documentation
• active menus and directories with user controlled colors
• paint-the-screen design of input forms to match the appearance of paper documents. Input fields can be documented with user-designed help windows
• efficient native mode datastream applications require no program compilations, BMS maps or CICS table entries
• full use of screen size for 327x terminal models 2, 3, 4 and 5
• existing data can be browsed and updated in primary or alternate screen formats
• in-form search and replace input macros and complete set of arithmetic and totaling functions
• unlimited combination of record formats inside a single batch
• record lengths up to 1,920 characters
• lower transaction load by combining multiple input records (of same or different record formats) on a single screen
• online maintenance of edit tables
• applications may be organized into group and user menus
• for data security, input data may be collected in up to 256 physical and unlimited logical data pools
• application gateways to integrate with existing applications
• automated extract and re-formatting of completed input jobs
• ad-hoc and historical key-entry statistics

If your company offers a product with similar attributes and features listed above, plase complete the survey found here:  https://forms.office.com/g/8Fu5mSstUj