BTX PLC Controller
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1232SA26Q0539
- Agency
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Agricultural Research Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334513 Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables
- Place of performance
- Manhattan, Kansas 66502, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service seeks quotations for a BTX PLC Controller system and related sensor verification equipment and components, with quotations due August 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM Mountain Time. The procurement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside with a 750-employee size standard.
Place of performance is Manhattan, Kansas at the PA Stored Product Insect and Engine facility. The contractor must deliver eight line items—including BTX Sensor Verification services and labor, 4-pair shielded leadwire, RS-485 control wire, a BTX instrument with HMI touchscreen and 4-port Digi Gateway, a BTX Remote Module accepting up to eight Type T sensors and one MSD-200, mounting hardware, and engineering labor—within 90 days of award. The system must monitor bearing temperatures, motion, and speed on eight pieces of equipment (Leg #1, Leg #2, Top Fan, Receiving Belt, Pilot Belt, Thirty Inch Belt, North Fan, and South Fan) and provide touch screen HMI for local monitoring, web portal, and mobile app for 24/7 remote monitoring with SMS/email alerts, rate of rise and high temperature alarms, slowdown detection with optional equipment shutdown, customizable screens, historical data logging, and diagnostic health checks.
Work must be completed onsite during regular business hours (8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday-Friday) with key deliverables due at 3 weeks (site audit and configuration), 6 weeks (hardware installation), 8 weeks (system calibration), and 10 weeks (staff training and handover) after award. Contractors must be U.S. Citizens capable of installing, testing, and certifying equipment meeting OSHA 1910.272 requirements. The NAICS code is 334513; PSC is 6685. Evaluation uses lowest price technically acceptable criteria, weighing price, technical acceptability against specifications, and past performance ratings. Service Contract Labor Standards prevailing wages apply under Kansas Wage Determination No. 2015-5337 (Revision 29). All shipping costs, parts, and accessories must be included in the quotation price. Quoters must submit via email to amber.sampson@usda.gov.
Notice text
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 1232SA26Q0539 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for BTX PLC Controller. See attachments for additional information.
This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 334513. The small business size standard is 750 employees. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.
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