REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

Request for qualifications will be received by the Ascension Parish Government at the Ascension Parish Government Purchasing Office, 615 East Worthey St., Gonzales, LA 70737 until January 30, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. (CST) for the following:
 

SCADA Support

STATEMENT OF WORK
The Ascension Parish Government (Parish) Data and Analytics Department has begun building a team that is skilled and responsible for the Parish Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system in support of the Parish Drainage infrastructure with coordinated efforts of the East Ascension Consolidated Gravity Drainage District.  Our SCADA team still has resources needed to fill the gaps due to skill level or time constraints necessary to maintain our critical responsiveness. As our team grows and becomes skilled, there is the immediate need to respond to or react to issues arising within our infrastructure. This critical equipment is in place and being built for the life safety and welfare of our residents and protection the properties in which they reside. 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Technical field and office support for the Parish SCADA system. The Parish staff needs planned and emergency support for SCADA and instrumentation support services throughout the year. This is a task generated contract and shall be costs as bid and awarded based on the hourly rate schedule adopted as part of the contract. Each task will be created by a scope and request for proposal. Each proposal shall accompany the estimated costs breakdown of the task. A final Notice to Proceed shall be issued for each acceptable proposal for the applicable task, as accepted or modified by the project manager. 

Services to provide hourly rate for:

1. Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) software
2. Hardware installation
3. Hardware configuration
4. Troubleshoot Signals / Data
5. EMERGENCY Troubleshoot / Repair
6. Prepare Design with part list and electrical schematics
7. VTScada Software
8. Certified Electrical Work
9. Professional Electrical Engineering

 
All questions regarding the RFQ shall be submitted to the Purchasing Department via email at [email protected] by 3:00 p.m. local time (CST) on January 14, 2025. Responses will be coordinated with the Project Coordinator and posted on the www.centralauctionhouse.com by 3:00 p.m. local time (CST) no later than January 21, 2025.
 
Firms/individuals who are interested in providing services requested under this RFQ must submit six (6) copies of the information specified in this section.  The information shall be received in hard copy (printed) version by: Ascension Parish Government, Purchasing Department, 615 East Worthy Street, Gonzales, LA 70737 on or before 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on the date specified in the Schedule of Events.  Electronic submittals are permitted via http://www.centralauctionhouse.com; however (6) hard copies must still be submitted within 24 business hours of the proposal submission deadline (i.e. the Monday following the submission deadline since Parish buildings are closed on Fridays). 
 
The Parish reserves the right to disqualify any bid, request for quotes, response to a request for qualifications, or request for proposals if it is determined that the submitting business entity is not in good standing with the Louisiana Secretary of State or is not authorized to do business in the State of Louisiana.
 
Ascension Parish Government reserves the right to reject all proposals for just cause.
 
 
DONALDSONVILLE CHIEF            PLEASE PUBLISH 1/2/2025, 1/9/2025, 1/16/2025
GONZALES WEEKLY                       PLEASE PUBLISH 1/2/2025, 1/9/2025, 1/16/2025