Mobile Training Lab for Advanced Manufacturing and Industrial Maintenance at TSTC

Texas State Technical College is soliciting proposals under RFP #70 for a turn-key 53-foot mobile training lab for advanced manufacturing and industrial maintenance, with proposals due December 4, 2026. The procurement is funded through an Economic Development Administration grant.

Submissions must be made exclusively through TSTC's Strategic Sourcing portal on Workday Spend, and email submissions will not be accepted. Bidders should post inquiries to the event's Q&A Board in the portal to receive formal responses, and new portal users should register early. Strategic Sourcing assistance is available at solicitations@tstc.edu.

Scope covers the mobile unit, training equipment, installation, fabrication, design services, delivery, and project management. The lab must provide approximately 807 square feet of usable training space in an expandable configuration, with accessible entry, approximately 8-foot interior ceiling height, and infrastructure to support advanced manufacturing equipment. The training package must include a minimum of 40 systems: pneumatic trainers (4), hydraulic trainers (4), industrial motor controls trainers (8), Allen Bradley PLC and HMI trainers (4), Siemens PLC and HMI trainers (4), wiring and controls trainers (4), robot trainers (2), mechanical drives trainers (4), AC/DC trainers (4), smart sensors trainers (4), and PLC/VFD trainers (4). SMC, Allen Bradley, Siemens, and FANUC are cited as quality and functionality standards, and suppliers may propose comparable models that meet or exceed the specified requirements.

Pricing must include all costs for the mobile unit, fabrication, design services, equipment, installation, shipping, handling, permits, and associated expenses, with optional items, assumptions, exclusions, and recurring costs clearly identified. Suppliers must confirm whether curriculum access and training materials are provided at no additional cost for the equipment's useful life or priced separately.

Evaluation weights are supplier qualifications and relevant experience (20 points), technical solution and equipment integration (30 points), project management and compliance (20 points), warranty and support (10 points), and pricing and cost structure (20 points).