Dorchester County Sealed Solicitation
Title: Request for Proposals of Software for Wastewater Treatment Plants
Deadline: 2/27/2018 2:00 PM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Status: Cancelled
Solicitation Number: 2018-3282-7417-28
Description: Dorchester County, South Carolina requests proposals for computer maintenance management software (CMMS) and wastewater data and compliance management software for the Lower Wastewater Treatment Plant (LWWTP) and Upper Wastewater Treatment Plant (UWWTP) for plant equipment. Annual licensing and technical support for the initial five years should be included in the proposal. All training and fees should be included.
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Addition 1
Posted: 3/21/2018
Type of Addition: Cancellation Information
Overview: No responses were received.
Question 1
Posted: 2/14/2018
Question: 1. Whether companies from Outside USA can apply for this? (like,from India or Canada) 2. Whether we need to come over there for meetings? 3. Can we perform the tasks (related to RFP) outside USA? (like, from India or Canada) 4. Can we submit the proposals via email?
Response: 1. Any company with the requested security and software qualifications and specifications is invited to submit proposals. 2. You can propose to have meetings, trainings, etc. via Skype or other remote software. 3. If you can meet all the requirements of the RFP specifications from outside the USA, please specify in your proposal how you plan to do so. Please keep in mind that some records only have physical copies. 4. No, proposals must be hand-delivered or physically mailed.
Question 2
Posted: 2/15/2018
Question: Can you please name the system(s) that would integrate with the CMMS?
Response: The County wishes to know with which SCADA systems your software is compatible.
Question 3
Posted: 2/15/2018
Question: How many users / concurrent users will be accessing the CMMS?
Response: As stated in the RFP specifications, the proposals should include a minimum of eight (8) users for the CMMS software and five (5) for the wastewater data and compliance management software.
Question 4
Posted: 2/15/2018
Question: Are you open to a cloud based / SaaS type deployment?
Response: Yes.
Question 5
Posted: 2/17/2018
Question: What is the timeframe to implement this system?
Response: This will depend on how much data entry the vendor provides, but with minimal data entry, two to three months.
Question 6
Posted: 2/17/2018
Question: How many business functional areas will be impacted? Do you anticipate the vendor will engage in Change Management Process of the Organization?
Response: This will impact one department at two different sites. It is expected that the vendor will assist in implementation of the software.
Question 7
Posted: 2/17/2018
Question: Do you have Maximo Asset Management System in your IT Enterprise Architecture?
Response: No
Question 8
Posted: 2/17/2018
Question: What kind of Integration framework is available with your existing SCADA system?
Response: One plant uses VTScada and the other is using Mission Control. Dorsett Technologies supplies the integration framework.
Question 9
Posted: 2/20/2018
Question: 1.2.1. Establish server for program ; 1.5.1. Establish server for program Will the county consider a hosted solution or is on premise required ? 1.5.3. Must generate an approved South Carolina Department of Health (SCDHEC) and Environment National Pollution Discharge and Elimination (NPDES) report. Can you provide samples of these documents ? are they available in MS Word Template? 1.6.1. Must function with all Dorchester County Information Technology systems. Can you provide a list of the systems that require integration? and are those systems currently supporting integrations amongst themselves ? if so, what type of integration is in place ie. Import/export, API, DDE ?
Response: 1. Cloud base service is an option. 2. We currently use an excel spreadsheet. An example will be posted. 3. As it stands now, this will be a stand-alone operation, but we may integrate it with our SCADA systems in the future to track run times. One site uses VTScada and the other site uses Mission Control.
Posted: 3/21/2018
Type of Addition: Cancellation Information
Overview: No responses were received.
Posted: 2/14/2018
Question: 1. Whether companies from Outside USA can apply for this? (like,from India or Canada) 2. Whether we need to come over there for meetings? 3. Can we perform the tasks (related to RFP) outside USA? (like, from India or Canada) 4. Can we submit the proposals via email?
Response: 1. Any company with the requested security and software qualifications and specifications is invited to submit proposals. 2. You can propose to have meetings, trainings, etc. via Skype or other remote software. 3. If you can meet all the requirements of the RFP specifications from outside the USA, please specify in your proposal how you plan to do so. Please keep in mind that some records only have physical copies. 4. No, proposals must be hand-delivered or physically mailed.
Posted: 2/15/2018
Question: Can you please name the system(s) that would integrate with the CMMS?
Response: The County wishes to know with which SCADA systems your software is compatible.
Posted: 2/15/2018
Question: How many users / concurrent users will be accessing the CMMS?
Response: As stated in the RFP specifications, the proposals should include a minimum of eight (8) users for the CMMS software and five (5) for the wastewater data and compliance management software.
Posted: 2/15/2018
Question: Are you open to a cloud based / SaaS type deployment?
Response: Yes.
Posted: 2/17/2018
Question: What is the timeframe to implement this system?
Response: This will depend on how much data entry the vendor provides, but with minimal data entry, two to three months.
Posted: 2/17/2018
Question: How many business functional areas will be impacted? Do you anticipate the vendor will engage in Change Management Process of the Organization?
Response: This will impact one department at two different sites. It is expected that the vendor will assist in implementation of the software.
Posted: 2/17/2018
Question: Do you have Maximo Asset Management System in your IT Enterprise Architecture?
Response: No
Posted: 2/17/2018
Question: What kind of Integration framework is available with your existing SCADA system?
Response: One plant uses VTScada and the other is using Mission Control. Dorsett Technologies supplies the integration framework.
Posted: 2/20/2018
Question: 1.2.1. Establish server for program ; 1.5.1. Establish server for program Will the county consider a hosted solution or is on premise required ? 1.5.3. Must generate an approved South Carolina Department of Health (SCDHEC) and Environment National Pollution Discharge and Elimination (NPDES) report. Can you provide samples of these documents ? are they available in MS Word Template? 1.6.1. Must function with all Dorchester County Information Technology systems. Can you provide a list of the systems that require integration? and are those systems currently supporting integrations amongst themselves ? if so, what type of integration is in place ie. Import/export, API, DDE ?
Response: 1. Cloud base service is an option. 2. We currently use an excel spreadsheet. An example will be posted. 3. As it stands now, this will be a stand-alone operation, but we may integrate it with our SCADA systems in the future to track run times. One site uses VTScada and the other site uses Mission Control.