# Illinois BidBuy #26-557THA-OPERA-B-50608

Mobile snowplow simulator training centers, training, and five-year software support

**Posted:** October 09, 2026
**Respond By:** November 05, 2026
**Identifier:** 26-557THA-OPERA-B-50608
**NAICS:** 333318, 611519, 541511, 541513

The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority is seeking two mobile snowplow-simulator training centers and related training, implementation, and software support.
- **Government buyer:** State of Illinois, Illinois State Toll Highway Authority (Illinois Tollway), Facilities Department; Downers Grove, Illinois.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No OEM, brand, or vendor is identified in the materials. Bidders must identify the models they offer.
- **Products requested:**
  - Two mobile training-center trailers, each at least 24 feet long and delivered with an installed simulator and a ready-to-use training area.
  - Two standalone snowplow truck simulators for dump trucks equipped with a dump body, front plow, wing plow, and tow plow.
  - Four operation manuals, in electronic or hard-copy format.
- **Simulator requirements:** Three-channel, 180-degree visual system with 55-inch 4K displays or approved equivalent; truck-style seat and controls; automatic transmission; active steering-wheel force feedback; and high-fidelity sound. Software must support customizable training scenarios, driver assessment, adaptive learning, weather and vehicle dynamics simulation, mirror and plow-vibration simulation, reporting, replay, and student records. Each system must operate independently of a network.
- **Mobile-center requirements:** Minimum 24-foot trailer, generator and 50-amp shore-power connection, minimum 40-gallon fuel tank, HVAC, instructor workstation, lighting, insulation and soundproofing, electrical/data wiring, and data/phone jacks or wireless internet capability.
- **Services and support:** One three-day on-site train-the-trainer engagement for approximately 35 Tollway staff; five years of software maintenance and support for two systems, beginning upon delivery of both simulators; and 480 hours of project management and implementation services to customize hardware, training scenarios, operations, and reporting metrics.
- **Notable requirements:** Delivery is required within one year of contract start. A minimum one-year full-service warranty, or the manufacturer's longer standard warranty, is required. Bidders must identify offered models and delivery time and complete a specification-compliance questionnaire.

### Description

The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority seeks a vendor to furnish and deliver two mobile training centers, each equipped with a snowplow truck training simulator and software maintenance and support. The simulators are intended for training department truck drivers and must replicate operation of a dump truck equipped with snow-removal equipment. The procurement also includes three-day on-site train-the-trainer services for approximately 35 Tollway staff, five years of software maintenance and support, and 480 hours of project management and implementation services. Bids must be submitted electronically through BidBuy by the stated deadline.

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