What this opportunity is
The Department of Defense is buying an Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System and Cybersecurity upgrade, which suits total small business concerns with a NAICS code of 541512 and a size standard of $34.0M. The set-aside is 100% for small businesses. As a combined synopsis/solicitation, this notice type means that small businesses should track the opportunity closely, as offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Analysis by Mindy, grounded in the SAM.gov notice.
Description
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition System and Cybersecurity Upgrade
Hill AFB, UT
1. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial
services prepared in accordance with FAR (RFO) part 12. This announcement
constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written
solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number FA8201-26-R-0015 is issued as a
request for proposal (RFP) for Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant Supervisory
Control and Data Acquisition System and Cybersecurity upgrade at Hill AFB UT.
2. This acquisition is set-aside 100% for small business concerns:
NAICS SIZE STANDARD
541512 $34.0M
3. Description of service to be acquired: The government contemplates an acquisition
for an IWTP SCADA Upgrade that includes, but is not limited to, labor, material, subject
matter expertise, management, and transportation as required to perform
tasks in accordance with the SOW.
a. Period of Performance: Shall not exceed 180 days from the Notice to Proceed.
b. Performance of service will be at Hill AFB, Utah.
4. The provision RFO 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and
Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. Questions are to be submitted in writing
to Brian Green at brian.green.20@us.af.mil and Bryce Michelson at
bryce.michelson@us.af.mil, due no later than 17 July 2026 at 10:00 AM MDT. Offers are
due by 27 July 2026 at 2:00 PM MDT via electronic mail to brian.green.20@us.af.mil
and bryce.michelson@us.af.mil.
a. As a minimum, offers shall include—
(1) The solicitation number;
(2) The name, address, telephone number of the Offeror;
(3) The Offeror’s Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and, if applicable,
Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator;
(4) Pricing and Technical Proposal:
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- Pricing Proposal: Pricing for each CLIN and total price to meet all
requirements found in the SOW.
-Technical proposal: The technical solution shall be specific and complete.
Legibility, clarity, and coherence are important. The technical proposal
must not be longer than 40 pages. Technical proposal must include the
following.
A. Hardware & Bill of Materials: The offeror must provide a preliminary Bill
of Materials (BOM) or manufacturer data sheets demonstrating the
proposed central server, OWS, and RTU controllers meet specifications,
processing limits and hot-swappable I/O dictated by the SOW. SOW
Reference – 5.0 & 7.1.1
B. Unified Platform & Software Capabilities: The offeror must demonstrate
the proposed system operates on a single, unified software platform. The
proposal must explicitly affirm the software is licensed for the required
100,000 I/O points, natively supports the required protocols (Modbus TCP,
BACnet/IP, OPC UA), and must describe how the platform meets the HMI
graphics and distinct alarm management/routing requirements. SOW
Reference – 1.1.3, 6.1 & 6.3
C. Cybersecurity (RMF) Approach: The offeror must provide a methodology
demonstrating their capability to engineer the system to achieve Risk
Management Framework (RMF) accreditation. This must include how the
software enforces security controls such as Role-Based Access, Multi-
Factor Authentication (MFA), and account lockouts. SOW References –
2.2 & 2.6
D. Demolition & Outage Coordination: The offeror must outline a technical
approach for safely demolishing the legacy system and executing a
process switchover plan without causing unplanned process interruptions.
The submittal must clearly state that only Utah-licensed and certified
asbestos and lead abatement specialists will be used. SOW Reference –
3.4, 4.0 & 8.2
E. Sustainment & Key Personnel: The offeror must describe their approach to
providing the required factory-certified training and how their system
design allows long-term sustainment by 75 CES personnel without vendor
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dependence. The offeror must explicitly affirm their ability to meet the 24-
hour support and local parts inventory requirements. Furthermore, the
offeror must submit a resume or certification proving the Lead
Programmer / Site Superintendent possesses factory certification and
experience in SCADA integration. Sow Reference – 1.2.3, 3.1.1, 8.2.1, 8.3
& 8.4
(5) Responses to provisions that require Offeror completion of
information, representations, and certifications (other than those collected
via the System for Award Management (SAM)); and
(6) A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms,
conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and any solicitation
Company Point of Contract and Contact information.
5. The provision RFO 52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial
Services applies to this acquisition.
a. Evaluation factors. The Government will award a contract resulting from this
solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation
will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.
The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Contract based on Lowest
Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). The following factors will be used to
evaluate offers:
i. Price: Total price of all CLIN’s will be evaluated. Offerors will be ranked
from lowest to highest. The contract will be awarded to the company with
the lowest price that passes the technical evaluation.
ii. Technical Evaluation: Technical evaluation is on a pass/fail basis. To be
found acceptable and given a pass rating, proposals must demonstrate the
ability to meet all requirements in the SOW. Only the lowest priced
proposal will be evaluated for technical acceptability. The next lowest
offer will only be evaluated if the aforementioned offer is not found
technically acceptable (and so on). Only one award will be made under
this solicitation. The following elements will be evaluated:
A. Hardware & Bill of Materials: The offeror must provide a preliminary Bill
of Materials (BOM…
Source: SAM.gov, as posted. Verify the current solicitation before responding.