Brand Standardization -FINAL-Siemens Controls -2026.pdf

NOTIFICATION OF BRAND NAME SPECIFICATIONS

9/24/2026

Brand name: Siemens Controls

Project Description: SCADA System Monitors for Treatment Infrastructure

Description of Goods: SIMATIC Industrial Automation System Components

Notice is hereby given by Water Environment Services (“WES”), through its Procurement

Division, that it is seeking exemption from brand name specifications within a class of solicitations.

1. Industrial automation systems are critical components within modern wastewater conveyance and treatment infrastructure. They are composed of customizable computer hardware and software that act without human input to control automate industries around the clock, including wastewater pump stations and water resource recovery facilities. Together with the wider IT network, WES operates several industrial automation systems to provide overall supervisory control and data acquisition

(“SCADA”). The SCADA system monitors key operational parameters, makes changes in real time based on pre-programmed logic, and notifies WES staff with alarms when infrastructure is not functioning correctly. The system is a long-life assets central to uninterrupted operations, regulatory compliance, and effective emergency response.

Components include Programmable Logic Controllers (“PLCs”), Input and Output

Modules, Power Supplies, and control software for use throughout its wastewater system.

2. According to ORS 279B.215, the County has determined that for the class of solicitations that include SIMATIC Industrial Automation System Components, only the identified brand name specification listed above will meet the needs of WES based on one or more of the following written determinations:

a) That use of a brand name specification is unlikely to encourage favoritism in the awarding of public contracts or substantially diminish competition for public contracts;

b) That use of a brand name specification would result in substantial cost savings to the

WES; and/or

c) That efficient utilization of existing goods requires the acquisition of compatible goods or services.

3. This Standardization is for a Class of Solicitations. This Standardization shall be effective for the next ten (10) years, expiring on December 31, 2030.

4. In accordance with Local Contract Review Board Rules C-047-0700, a vendor may submit protests regarding this notice to the Procurement Director, Ryan Rice, rrice@clackamas.us. Written comments must be received by 5:00PM, within fourteen

(14) calendar days from the date of issuance of this Notice.