R--Special Notice: Bureau of Reclamation Industry Day Notice

Amendment 1 to Special Notice: Bureau of Reclamation Industry Day Notice, Supervisory, Control, and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system solutions Registration has been extended to May 31, 2022 at 2:00PM Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) or when five (5) qualified Vendors are registered, whichever comes first. Contracting Points of Contact: Sandra Snediker contact@example.gov Ty DeHart contact@example.gov Technical Points of Contact: Dan Hammerquist contact@example.gov Special Notice: Bureau of Reclamation Industry Day Notice, Supervisory, Control, and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system solutions Dates: June 15, 2022 through June 16, 2022 General Information: The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) plans to conduct an Industry Day to promote a meaningful exchange of information and provide industry an opportunity to present and showcase currently available innovative technology solutions for SCADA systems at hydroelectric generation stations and irrigation conveyance facilities that are both locally and remotely operated. The Industry Day will be held at: Oxford Suites 1426 S Entertainment Ave Boise, Idaho 83709 Vendors will be assigned a 90 minute time slot which will be immediately followed by a 30 minute period for questions and answers. Vendors may start setting up one (1) hour prior to their scheduled time slot and will have 30 minutes for teardown. Each organization will be allowed four (4) representatives to register. Vendors shall contact Sandra Snediker at contact@example.gov and Ty DeHart at contact@example.gov via email to register. Vendors shall submit documentation at the time of registration that clearly depicts their qualifications with large SCADA systems and SCADA systems that employ remote operations. This event is limited to the first five (5) qualified Vendors that demonstrate the following qualifications with systems of like size and complexity. Experience designing and building complex distributed SCADA systems that require a high level of security and reliability. Experience with SCADA systems for power generation plants and water systems is preferred. Experience with SCADA systems and North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) compliance is preferred. Registration for this event is at the sole discretion of the Government. Walk-ins will not be permitted. Registration for this event will close on May 25, 2022 at 2:00PM Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) or when five (5) qualified Vendors are registered, whichever comes first. Reclamation will not be responsible for any expense incurred for the participation in this event. All expenses incurred in association with this event will be the responsibility of the participants. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code associated with this effort is 335314, Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing. Respondents to this announcement consent to Reclamation incorporating any submitted ideas, concepts, approaches, or strategies into any planning, design, procurement, or contractual activities related to any aspect of the project without any obligation, liability, or consideration on the part of the Government. Reclamation is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to vendors with respect to any information the vendor submitted. The event is an open exchange with industry and no answers given will be considered official or binding on the part of the Government. Vendors will be required to adhere to the scheduled start and end times, no changes can be made due to other commitments. This announcement shall not be considered as a request for proposal or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of the Vendors participation in this Industry Day or the Government's use of such information. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any Vendors input resulting from this announcement. No contract will be awarded as a result of this announcement. Data submitted in response to this announcement will not be returned. Vendors will be provided access to the presentation conference room one (1) hour prior to their reserved presentation time in which they may be onsite to set up and work out any technical issues with their presentation. Access to Wi-Fi internet connection as well as a ceiling mounted projector and projector screen will be available for use. Contracting Points of Contact: Sandra Snediker contact@example.gov Ty DeHart contact@example.gov Technical Points of Contact: Dan Hammerquist contact@example.gov Description: Reclamation owns and operates dams, hydroelectric power plants, and water conveyance facilities that generate, transmit, and distribute electricity and distribute irrigation water. The organization is performing an evaluation process to determine the best approach for modernizing or updating a SCADA system for remotely operating hydroelectric power plants and associated dams and irrigation conveyance facilities. The SCADA system includes redundant servers, eight (8) operator workstations, one (1) engineering workstation, 11 Remote Terminal Units (RTU), and approximately 5,000 Input/Output (I/O) points. The redundant servers provide centralized monitoring, data acquisition, and automatic and supervisory control. Operator workstations at each remote location provide local control when necessary. Global Positioning System (GPS) synchronizes time and frequency receivers at each power plant to provide information for use by the SCADA system. The SCADA system performs unit rough zone constraints, load setpoint control, generator voltage control, and water passage equipment operations. Vendor Presentation: Vendor presentations should address at a minimum the following: 1. Describe your firm's capabilities and limitations in the SCADA industry. 2. Identify any certifications your company or staff retain that would be important for a large-scale implementation. 3. Describe what programs or offerings you could provide to the Government and any published price list or other applicable volume discounts. 4. Describe your remote management/help desk support options and service model with respect to response times to incident service calls. 5. Define your maintenance packages for multi-year options and describe technical support and software maintenance and licenses. 6. Describe your experience in integrating main control centers, and alternate location control centers into remotely operated facilities. 7. Describe your implementation methodology, what makes your approach unique. Describe any previous cutover experiences that your approach reduced downtime or limited loss of production. 8. Describe how your firm implements training and a test bed system to validate system changes and/or software updates prior to implementing on the main system. 9. Identify any third-parties that your company may be dependent upon to deliver your offering such as software, design, engineering, implementation, servicing, etc. 10. Identify any proprietary equipment or components of your SCADA solution. 11. Describe options for user interfaces. Provide examples of previously developed SCADA screens and explain the screen development process. 12. Describe how you would plan for an engagement that requires installation at multiple facilities across a wide geographical area, over a period of multiple years, without requiring extended system outages. 13. Describe the scalability of your SCADA system and the process of adding I/O points in the future. 14. Describe the bandwidth needs and communication limitations for a system you implement of this size. 15. Describe your experience working on projects in NERC-compliant facilities and complying with NERC standards. 16. Describe your system's failover capability (warm standby or hot failover). 17. Provide an overview of SCADA solutions your firm has built for generation plants and water conveyance systems. 18. Describe any concerns or risks that Reclamation should be considering and related solutions. See Attached for full notice