PLC and HMI Upgrade and Install

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Redstone Arsenal seeks programmable logic controller and human-machine interface upgrade and installation services at Corpus Christi Army Depot, with proposals due September 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM. This is a commercial acquisition under FAR Part 12 procedures using single-source justification, foreclosing full and open competition.

Place of performance is Corpus Christi, Texas 78419. The procurement requires migration of three legacy Allen-Bradley SLC 500 systems (PLC 1, PLC 2, PLC 3) to CompactLogix 5380 architectures with replacement of three operator terminals using modern PanelView Plus 7 Performance graphic terminals. The scope also includes firmware servicing and cybersecurity hardening of twenty-nine MicroLogix 1400 controllers supporting scrubber and water treatment systems. All hardware must be factory-new, authentic Allen-Bradley equipment procured through authorized Rockwell channels; contractor must furnish Studio 5000 Logix Designer and FactoryTalk View Studio software licenses, pre-wired Bulletin 1492 conversion systems, and calibrated test equipment.

Work must occur during business hours (06:00–18:00 local time), with each Tier 1 cabinet modernization executed within a mandatory eighty-one consecutive-hour outage window (Monday 06:00 through Thursday 15:00). A four-hour maximum performance limit applies per MicroLogix controller servicing; contractor bears responsibility for equipment failures resulting from updates, with time adjustments not exceeding one business week if recovery procedures are required. Cybersecurity hardening must comply with NIST SP 800-82 Revision 4 and UFC 4-010-06. Contractor must provide sixteen cumulative hours of technical training to government personnel and complete all five implementation phases including field audit, mechanical installation, 100% loop verification, logic download and HMI runtime transfer, and site acceptance testing. Personnel require Defense Biometric Identification System clearance and National Agency Check screening at least fourteen days prior to site arrival. NAICS code is 335999; PSC is 6110. Delivery deadline is September 30, 2027. All work subject to mandatory rollback at contractor expense if unresolved faults appear by Thursday 08:00.