BEP SCADA System Maintenance Service

This solicitation, number 2031ZA26Q00009, is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 561210 for the maintenance of the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing facilities in Washington, D.C., and Fort Worth, Texas. The contractor is responsible for providing all personnel, equipment, materials, and non-personal services necessary to sustain and upgrade the AVEVA Citect SCADA and Historian systems, including integration with enterprise platforms via Matrikon OPC, ORB, and ODBC protocols, system upgrades, graphic screen development, data archiving, reporting, and user training. The work must comply with U.S. Government and BEP IT standards, including the SCADA System Security Plan, and all deliverables—including documentation, drawings, backups, and manuals—are considered Government property with unlimited rights granted to the Government. The solicitation is structured under a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable evaluation method, where technical acceptability and acceptable past performance are prerequisites for award, with price being the sole determining factor among qualified respondents. The contract requires proposers to submit responses in three volumes addressing Technical Approach, Past Performance, and Price, each with strict page limits and formatting requirements, including a 12-point standard font and 1-inch margins. Attachments include a Performance Work Statement, Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan, and two wage determinations, while offerors must complete and submit a Past Performance Questionnaire and Initial Staffing Plan using prescribed templates. Key obligations include strict personnel security protocols: all individuals must undergo eApp processing and fingerprinting within 14 days, qualify as U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents depending on role risk level, and wear visible photo ID badges at all times. Weapons are prohibited on-site, and no escorts will be provided for personnel lacking security clearance. A 30-day phase-in and phase-out period is mandatory, and organizational conflicts of interest must be disclosed and mitigated. Proposals are due by 10:00 AM EDT on April 17, 2026, and must be submitted electronically to kaiti.williams@bep.gov. Payment requests must be submitted via the Invoice Processing Platform, and all submissions require a valid Unique Entity Identifier and CAGE code. The solicitation includes multiple amendments addressing updates to the PWS, extension of deadlines, and addition of documents, with the most current response deadline superseding