Sources Sought for Schneider PLCs Model M580 Series at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Hawaii

The Government intends to procure, under only one responsible source, where no other suppliers or service will satisfy the agency requirements. The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Hawaii (NAVFAC Hawaii) is conducting market research to determine if other potential products/services can provide programmable logic controller that has equal performance requirements as the Schneider PLCs Model M580 Series, manufactured by Schneider Electric USA Inc., 1 Boston Pl Ste 2700, Boston MA, USA, 02108. The alternate product/service must meet the following requirements/specifications: 1. Be compatible with the existing Schneider Electrical GeoSCADA software platform and Schneider Electric PLC SCADAPack 357 utilized at the facility. 2. Be micro-processor based, capable of receiving binary and analog inputs and, through programming, must be able to control binary and analog output functions, perform data handling operations and communicate with external devices. 3. Meets the requirements of Class A computing devices, and must be labeled as set forth in 47 CFR 15 and must be able to withstand conducted susceptibility test as outlined in NEMA ICS 1, NEMA ICS 2, NEMA ICS 3. 4. Function properly at temperature between 32 and 122 degrees Fahrenheit at 5 to 95 percent relative humidity non-condensing and must tolerate storage temperatures between minus 40 and plus 140 degrees Fahrenheit at 5 to 95 percent relative humidity non-condensing. 5. Be based on a modular, field expandable design allowing the system to be tailored to the process control application. The system must be expandable through the use of additional hardware and/or user software. As a minimum, the PLC must include a mounting backplane, power supply module, central processing unit module (CPU), communications module, and input/output (I/O) module. The modules must be grouped together in a mounting rack or cabinet. The mounting rack backplane must provide the communications mechanism to fully integrate the individual modules located within the rack. Modules other than I/O modules must plug directly into the backplane. The use of wire connectors between modules will not be allowed except for expansion of the system to include multiple backplanes. The rack size must be as needed to hold the equipment necessary while performing the required control functions. The system configuration must allow for the removal and/or installation of modules under power. a. The CPU module must be a self contained, microprocessor based unit that provides time of day, scanning, application program execution, storage of application programs, storage of numerical values related to the application process and logic, I/O bus traffic control, peripheral and external device communications and self diagnostics. The scan time must be 250 milliseconds or better including spare I/O channels. b. The communications module must allow peer-to-peer communication with other PLCs and must allow the PLC to communicate with the central station, or workstation. The communication module must utilize the manufacture's standard communication architecture and protocol, Ethernet architecture and protocol or combination of these. The communication module must allow programming of the PLC to be done locally through the use of a laptop computer. c. One or more power supply modules must be provided as necessary to power other modules installed in the same cabinet. Power supply modules must plug directly into the backplane. Auxiliary power supplies may be used to supply power to remote cabinets or modules. For all PLC control panels, dual power supplies, each rated to independently power the entire panel, will be installed with a redundancy module which has status and fault contacts to provide alarming signals to SCADA. Power supply modules must use DC power with a nominal voltage of 24 VDC plus or minus 5 percent. The power supply module must monitor the incoming line voltage level and must provide over current and over voltage protection. If the voltage level is detected as being out of range the power supply module must continue to provide power for an adequate amount of time to allow for a safe and orderly shutdown. Power supply modules must be capable of withstanding a power loss for a minimum of 20 milliseconds while still remaining in operation and providing adequate power to all connected modules. Power supply modules shall be provided with an indicating light which must be lit when the module is operating properly. d. I/O modules must be self contained, microprocessor based units that provide an interface to field devices. Each module must contain visual indication to display the on-off status of individual inputs or outputs. Each I/O must be protected against reversal of polarity of the signal. Analog inputs and analog outputs must have - open, short and out of range circuit detection. It must be configurable per channel. e. The central processing unit must be microprocessor based and must provide time of day, scanning, application program (ladder rung logic) execution, storage of application programs, storage of numerical values related to the applications process and logic, I/O bus traffic control, peripheral and external device communications and self diagnostics. f. Each controller must be powered by DC power with nominal voltage of 24 VDC. Power consumption must not exceed 25 watts. Controller must provide electrical noise isolation between the AC power line and the process variable inputs, remote setpoints inputs and output signals of not less than 100 dB at 60 Hertz common mode rejection ration and not less than 60 dB at 60 hertz normal mode rejection ration. g. Each controller must be provided with an integral on-off switch or a miniature toggle switch installed near the controller and clearly labeled as to its function. h. Enter and display control parameters directly, in the correct engineering units, through a series of keystrokes on a front panel display with decimal point and polarity indication. Provide display in metric units. i. Controllers must be provided with manual tuning operation which must apply to proportional, integral and derivative modes of control, by means of individually adjustable mode constants. These adjustments must be set for the appropriate value if a particular control mode action is required or to zero if that particular mode is not desired. The proportional mode constant must be adjustable from 0 to 200 percent of the input signal range. The integral mode constant must be adjustable from 0 to 20 repeats per minute. The derivative mode constant must be adjustable from 0 to 5 minutes. j. The CPU must utilize the manufacturer's standard non-volatile memory for the operating system. The controller must have electronically readable and writeable non-volatile memory (EPROM, EEPROM, or Flash PROM) for storage of user programs. The user programs must be loaded through the controller keypad, central station or through the use of a laptop computer. The CPU memory capability must be based on the system's control requirements. The memory capacity must be sized such that, when the system is completely programmed and functional, no more than 50 percent of the memory allocated for these purposes is used. k. Each controller must allow for analog input, analog output, binary input and binary output. The number and type of inputs and outputs for the system must be as shown on the drawings and must comply with the sequence of control. The system capacity must include a minimum of 20 percent spare input and output points (no less than two points) for each point type provided. During normal operation, a malfunction in any input/output channel must affect the operation of that channel only and must not affect the operation of the CPU or any other channel. All input circuits must have a minimum optical isolation of 1500 VRMS and must be filtered to guard against high voltage transients from the externally connected devices. All output circuits must have a minimum optical isolation of 1500 VRMS and must be filtered to guard against high voltage transients from the externally connected devices. l. Analog input circuits must be available in 4-20 mA. m. Binary input circuits must be available in 18-26 VDC. n. Analog output circuits must be available in 4-20 mA. o. Binary output circuits must be available in 18-26 VDC. p. Wiring connections must be heavy duty, self lifting, pressure type screw terminals to provide easy wire insertion and secure connections. The terminals must accept two #14 AWG wires. A hinged protective cover must be provided over the wiring connections. The cover must have write-on areas for identification of the external circuits. q. Each PLC must have diagnostic routines implemented in firmware. The CPU must continuously perform self-diagnostic routines that will provide information on the configuration and status of the CPU, memory, communications and input/output. The diagnostic routines must be regularly performed during normal system operation. A portion of the scan time of the controller must be dedicated to performing these housekeeping functions. In addition, a more extensive diagnostic routine must be performed at power up and during normal system shutdown. The CPU must log input/output and system faults in fault tables which must be accessible for display. When a fault affects input/output or communication modules the CPU must shut down only the hardware affected and continue operation by utilizing the healthy system components. All faults must be annunciated at the PLC and the central station. Diagnostic software must be useable in conjunction with the portable tester. The following diagnostics must be performed: Analog inputs - sensor out of range, open or shorted loop, analog-to-digital converter check; Analog outputs - open or shorted loop; Configuration - check compatibility and availability of selected I/O hardware and software; Memory - checksum, parity check End to End CPU memory. r. Provide controllers with an accuracy of plus or minus 0.25 percent of input span. 6. Be produced from designated countries in compliance with FAR 52.225-11. This notification is for market research purposes only and should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by the U.S. Government to issue a solicitation, request for proposals, quotes, or invitation of bids or award a contract. Interested parties with a comparable product meeting the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit complete technical data, information and specifications in order for the Government to conduct an evaluation of your product to ensure compatibility with the existing system. Technical response shall be typed, at least 11 point Times New Roman or larger, single-sided 8.5 by 11 inch pages and submitted in Adobe PDF format. Also, provide company information and point of contract (name, title, email, phone, mailing address). The Government will not reimburse any responder for any costs associated with information submitted in response to this sources sought announcement. Any information provided to the Government in response to this request for information (RFI) will become U.S. Government property and will not be returned. All proprietary or classified information will be treated appropriately. The Government reserves the right to disregard any submittal that is incomplete or vague. Please do not submit your company brochure. Interested parties shall submit information and specifications to Tyler Moon, Contracting Officer via email at tyler.r.moon.civ@us.navy.mil. Interested parties responding to this announcement by 2 May 2025 at 2:00 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time will be considered.