S300-EDP-SIM siemens PLC trainer

Midlands Technical College in Richland County, South Carolina, is procuring a Siemens PLC Trainer system through a competitive Request for Quote solicitation. The specific procurement is for one unit of the S300-EDP-SIM Siemens PLC Trainer, which includes Simatic S7 Professional software, WinCC software, EasyVeep software, and all required communications cables. Bidders must submit offers online at www.procurement.sc.gov by November 15, 2021, at 11:00 a.m., with questions from offerors due by November 9, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. The award will be posted on November 16, 2021, and delivery is required no later than thirty days after the purchase order is received, with strict restrictions around holiday closures (November 24-26, 2021, and December 16, 2021 through January 2, 2022). The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, with a requirement that all items be new and accompanied by one operational manual. Technical support must be provided within twenty-four hours of request upon award.

The solicitation includes standard South Carolina procurement terms and conditions, mandating vendor registration with the state prior to bid submission. While no specific set-aside designations are mentioned, preferences are available for in-state vendors, in-state end products, and U.S. end products if qualifying criteria are met. Vendors must provide fixed pricing for the contract duration with unit prices clearly identified for each line item. Compliance requirements include independent price certification, debarment certification, drug-free workplace compliance, and ethics compliance. No pre-bid conference or site visit is scheduled for this procurement. Though a specific budget range is not provided, the solicitation indicates the procurement will be based on the most economically advantageous proposal that meets all technical and compliance requirements. The bid will be opened via Zoom videoconference, with meeting details including ID 968 4462 8779 and passcode 732057 provided in the supplemental documentation.