Addendum 01.pdf

The answers in this addendum are incorporated into the solicitation.

1. Site visit: Will the Government conduct a site visit before quotations are due? If not, may prospective offerors request access to inspect the three control cabinets and the twenty-nine MicroLogix 1400 units?

ANSWER: The Government will not conduct a site visit before quotations are due. The Government will not provide individual site access for pre-quotation inspection. Offerors shall prepare quotations using the solicitation and all solicitation amendments.

2. Existing technical information: Please provide available cabinet photographs, electrical drawings, network diagrams, I/O lists and equipment schedules for PLCs 1, 2 and 3.

ANSWER: The Government has no additional cabinet photographs, electrical drawings, network diagrams, I/O lists, or equipment schedules available for release at this time, other than the information provided in the solicitation and this Q&A.

3. Existing application files: Will the Government provide the existing RSLogix 500 .RSS files and PanelView. PBA or. APA application files before quotations are due? Please also confirm whether the Government possesses the required application passwords and unrestricted source files.

ANSWER: The Government possesses the existing RSLogix 500 (RSS) files, PanelView application files. The Government will provide available files to the successful contractor after award. Required passwords are not available.

4. Program complexity: Please provide, for each PLC and HMI, the approximate number of routines, ladder instructions, I/O points, HMI screens, alarms, recipes, trends, users and external communication connections.

ANSWER: PLC 1 and 2: Routines = 6, Ladder instructions per routine approx. 100-150.

PLC 3: Routines = 11, Ladder instructions per approx. 10 – 25. Please refer to answer to question 5 and 10 for additional information.

5. Existing equipment: Please identify the exact model and series numbers of the existing SLC 500 processors, I/O modules, communication modules, PanelView terminals and associated power supplies.

ANSWER:

Controller Identifier

Existing Processor & Firmware

Chassis Slot Configuration & Installed 1746 I/O Modules

Total Installed I/O Points

Target Modernized Platform

PLC 1 Allen- Bradley SLC 5/03 Cat. No.

1747- L532C/D Memory: 16K

OS: OS302

• Two (2) 1746- IA16 (16-Point 120VAC Digital Input)

• Four (4)

1746-OA16

(16-Point 120VAC Digital Output Triac)

• 32 Discrete Inputs

• 64 Discrete Outputs Total: 96 Points

Allen-Bradley CompactLogix 5069 High- Density I/O Bulletin 1492-to-1746 Conversion Kits

PLC 2 Allen- Bradley SLC 5/03 Cat. No.

1747-L532B Memory: 16K

OS: OS302

• Two (2) 1746- IA16 (16-Point 120VAC Digital Input)

• Four (4)

1746-OA16

(16-Point 120VAC Digital Output Triac)

• 32 Discrete Inputs

• 64 Discrete Outputs Total: 96 Points

Allen-Bradley CompactLogix 5069 High- Density I/O Bulletin 1492-to-1746 Conversion Kits

PLC 3 Allen- Bradley SLC 5/05 Cat. No.

1747-L553C Memory: 64K Comm:

10/100 Ethernet / RS-

• Four (4)

1746-IA8 (8-

Point 120VAC Digital Input)

• Three (3)

1746-OA16

(16-Point 120VAC Digital Output Triac)

• Two (2) 1746- NI8 (8-Channel Analog Current/Voltage Input)

• 32 Discrete Inputs

• 48 Discrete Outputs

• 16 Analog Inputs Total: 96 Points

Allen-Bradley CompactLogix 5069 Discrete & Analog I/O Bulletin 1492-to-1746 Conversion Kits

6. Controller requirement: The Requirements List identifies the 5069-L330ERM controller while also referring to integrated safety and standard logic. Is safety logic required, or is the standard 5069-L330ERM controller acceptable as specifically listed?

ANSWER: Standard 5069-L330ERM

7. Analog-input module: The Requirements List identifies “5069-IY4 / 5069-IF8.”

Which exact part number and configuration must offerors price?

ANSWER: Please refer to the answer to question 5.

8. Migration assemblies: Please provide the exact part numbers and required quantities for the Bulletin 1492 mounting plates, interface modules, terminal-block conversion modules and pre-wired cables for each cabinet.

ANSWER: Please refer to the answer to question 5.

9. Stratix switches: Please confirm the required model number, firmware revision, port configuration and applicable cybersecurity licensing for the three managed Stratix switches.

ANSWER: There is no exact model number or firmware version indicated. These are used in each cabinet for local (PLC to HMI) and ilan communication. The contractor shall include all licenses, accessories, and configuration necessary for a complete operational solution.

10. HMI adapter kits: Please provide the existing PanelView model and door-cutout dimensions for each location and identify the applicable Bulletin 2711P adapter-bezel part numbers.

ANSWER: PLC 1 and 2 uses a PanelView 1000. PLC 3 uses a PanelView 1250.

Offerors shall include all HMI mounting, adapter, bezel, and installation components required for a complete installation.

11. Software licensing: Must the contractor provide all Studio 5000, FactoryTalk View ME, Control Flash Plus and CIP Security licenses required for engineering and commissioning, or will the Government provide access to existing licensed software?

ANSWER: The contractor shall furnish all software, subscriptions, and licenses necessary to perform engineering, programming, firmware updates, commissioning, and final acceptance testing. This includes, as applicable, Studio 5000 Logix Designer, FactoryTalk View ME, ControlFlash Plus, CIP Security, and associated configuration tools.

12. Authorized integrator requirement: Must the prime contractor be a Rockwell Automation-authorized distributor or recognized system integrator? Alternatively, may an offeror serve as the prime contractor and perform the specialized engineering and installation through a qualified Rockwell Automation subcontractor?

ANSWER: Either.

13. MicroLogix firmware: Please identify the existing hardware series and firmware revision for each of the twenty-nine MicroLogix 1400 controllers and the specific firmware revision the Government considers the latest acceptable long-term support release.

ANSWER: Most if not, all are Ver 5.0.

14. Cybersecurity configuration: Please clarify which communication services must remain enabled for authorized Government programming, diagnostics and maintenance after HTTP, BOOTP/DHCP and unauthenticated programming services are disabled.

ANSWER: For quotation purposes, the contractor shall disable HTTP, BOOTP/DHCP, unauthenticated programming services, Telnet, and SNMPv1/v2, as required by the RFQ. The following services must remain enabled for authorized Government programming, diagnostics, and maintenance.

15. Outage scheduling: Will the three cabinet cutovers be performed during three separate Monday-through-Thursday outage periods? Please provide the anticipated interval between cutovers and identify whether the systems may be staged and factory-tested before each outage.

ANSWER: Yes, these will be done one at a time. Offerors shall include all planning, staging, testing, and coordination necessary to support the required cutovers.

16. Rollback equipment: Must the contractor retain the existing processors, HMIs and I/O assemblies onsite in a ready-to-reinstall condition until successful completion of each site acceptance test?

ANSWER: Yes, after the upgrade is successfully performed, all items will remain at CCAD.

17. Government support: During the field audit, loop checks, live-load testing and rollback activities, will Government operators, electricians and process-equipment representatives be available to support the contractor?

ANSWER: Yes

18. Acceptance criteria: Please provide the required SAT procedure, functional test scripts and objective acceptance criteria, or confirm that the contractor must develop these documents for Government approval.

ANSWER: Yes, the contractor must develop the documents.

19. Site access: Please identify all required badging, background-check, cybersecurity-training, vehicle-access, escort, safety, LOTO and personnel-clearance requirements.

ANSWER: Requirements:

a. DBIDS access form attached for Base Access.

b. for CCAD access, escort form attached

c. Trainings: Please provide certificates for each person coming on-site at time the CCAD escort form is returned.

Anti-Terrorism (AT) Level 1 Training: https://jkodirect.jten.mil (course JS-US007) OPSEC Training: https://securityawareness.usalearning.gov iWatch Training: https://www.dhs.gov/medialibrary/assets/video/37054

d. Safety:

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▪ The Contractor shall conduct all work in a safe manner and in compliance with Federal, State, Local, Department of Defense, Army, and Depot regulations and national consensus standards.

▪ The Contractor shall provide a Site-Specific Safety and Occupational Health

Accident Prevention Plan (APP) and Activity Hazard Analysis (AHA).

▪ Site Specific Safety and Occupational Health Accident Prevention Plan (APP): The Contractor shall develop, promulgate, and enforce a written Site- Specific Safety and Occupational Health Accident Prevention Plan (herein referred to as safety plan). The safety plan shall identify protocols and procedures to ensure a safe and healthful workplace. The safety plan shall be reviewed and deemed acceptable by the COR before beginning any on-site activities (Deliverable #8).

▪ Activity Hazard Analysis (AHA): The Contractor shall identify in sequence the activities being performed, the specific anticipated hazard, equipment, materials, and the control measures implemented to eliminate or minimize each hazard to an acceptable level of risk. The Contractor shall use the more stringent standard when standards are different. The names of the competent and qualified person required for a particular activity (e.g., excavation, scaffolding, fall protections, or other activities as specified by OSHA) shall be identified and included in the Activity Hazard Analysis, as well as proof of their competency and qualification. The analysis shall be reviewed and deemed acceptable by the COR before beginning any on-site activities (Deliverable #9).

▪ Service Condition: No part of the services covered by the McNamara-O’Hara

Service Contract Act of 1965 will be performed in buildings or surroundings or under working conditions, provided by or under the control or supervision of the Contractor or any subcontractor, which are unsanitary or hazardous or dangerous to the health or safety of service employees engaged to furnish the services.

▪ OSHA Recordkeeping: The Contractor will submit an annual OSHA form 300A to the COR not later than 31 January of each calendar year if the contractor works 1000 on-site hours or more per quarter.

▪ Environmental Compliance: The following provides information on Environmental

Compliance.

Compliance with Environmental Laws and Regulations: Contractor shall comply with all applicable Federal, State, and Local environmental laws, statutes, regulations, executive orders, permits, Army regulations (with supplements), as well as Major Subordinate Command (MSC) and installation regulations and policies. Contractor shall immediately report any conflicts between applicable federal, state, and local environmental laws, statutes, executive orders, and provisions of Army Regulation 200-1, and any specifications within this contract to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR), as well as to the Chief of the Environmental Programs Compliance Division (EPCD).

20. Payment milestones: May the contractor invoice separately through WAWF following Government acceptance of:

ANSWER: Payment requests shall be submitted through Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) in accordance with the contract’s payment and WAWF clauses. Payment is authorized only for contract line items that have been delivered or performed and accepted by the Government. The Government is not establishing separate payment milestones beyond the CLIN structure in the RFQ. Offerors shall price each CLIN as stated in the solicitation.

21. Proposal contents: Other than the completed and signed SF 1449 with unit and extended prices for CLINs 0001 through 0011, please confirm all technical, responsibility, past-performance and representation documents that must accompany the quotation.

ANSWER: The quotation shall include:

1. A completed and signed SF 1449;

2. Unit and extended prices for CLINs 0001 through 0011;

3. Acknowledgment of all solicitation amendments; and

4. Any representations, certifications, or information expressly required by the solicitation or its incorporated provisions.

5. Prior experience within the three years demonstrating same or similar experience with PLC and HMI upgrade and installs.

No separate technical proposal, past-performance submission, or other narrative is required unless specifically requested by an amendment.

22. Submission method: Please confirm that quotations should be submitted by email to terry.b.clark4.civ@army.mil and advise whether there is a maximum attachment size or an alternate submission portal.

ANSWER: Submit quotations by email to the contracting point of contact identified in the RFQ. No alternate quotation-submission portal is authorized. Offerors are responsible for ensuring the complete quotation is received by the stated due date and time. If file size prevents email transmission, the offeror shall contact the contracting office before the due date for submission instructions.

mailto:terry.b.clark4.civ@army.mil