Opportunity
Iowa City Community School District Bidopportunities #19084319
Camp Dodge Lift Station Controls Upgrade
Posted
October 14, 2026
Respond By
October 28, 2026
Identifier
19084319
NAICS
541512, 238210, 335314
The Iowa Department of Public Defense is seeking a complete controls upgrade for the Camp Dodge lift station, including new control equipment, integration, and onsite services. - Government buyer and location - Iowa Department of Public Defense; Camp Dodge office, Johnston, Polk County, Iowa. - OEMs and named equipment brands - Allen-Bradley: 5069 CompactLogix primary pump controller and required I/O modules. - Arista: licensed-frequency-compatible radio transceiver. - USFilter: manufacturer/brand of the existing obsolete controller and operator interface. - ABS: existing pump overtemperature/seal-fail modules to be retained. - SensPhone: existing alarm dialer and phone-line termination block to be retained. - New equipment requested - One each: 15A single-pole 120V circuit breaker; 120V surge arrestor; 120V UPS; appropriately sized 24VDC power supply; five-port unmanaged Ethernet switch; Allen-Bradley 5069 CompactLogix controller with required I/O; 7-inch color touch-screen operator interface; float-backup pump control circuit; Modbus gateway; two-channel and single-channel intrinsically safe barriers; Arista radio transceiver; antenna coax surge arrestor; Yagi directional antenna with 25 feet of coax; and submersible level transducer. - Two current-sensing relays for pump-running status; one lot of relays, terminal blocks, and miscellaneous components sufficient for a complete operational system. - Door-mounted 22mm devices with engraved nameplates: two pump hand-off-auto switches, two pump-running lights, two pump-overtemperature lights with integral reset buttons, two pump-seal-fail lights, one float-backup-active light with integral reset, two power-monitor status lights (normal and fail), one alarm silence/reset button, and one primary-controller-fail light. - Services requested - Design the control panel and provide submittals and O&M manuals; trace existing wiring onsite; fabricate and wire the panel; program and test the PLC and operator interface; and provide onsite labor and materials for panel upgrades. - Program the existing Water Plant SCADA and radio system for lift-station monitoring, control, and alarms. Provide Modbus data mapping and coordinate required data with Camp Dodge. - Train operators and provide one callback site visit during the first year of operation for programming changes or additional training. - Notable requirements and retained equipment - All supplied parts must meet federal Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirements; exceptions require written approval from the contracting officer. - Install new controls in the existing enclosure. Retain the existing power-distribution equipment, ABS pump modules, fiber-optic patch panel, fiber-to-Ethernet converters and jumper cable, and SensPhone alarm dialer and phone-line termination block. - Power-distribution modifications and float-switch replacement are excluded. The existing USFilter controls are obsolete and are being upgraded.
Description
The Iowa Department of Public Defense seeks professional services to upgrade the existing USFilter lift station controller and operator interface at Camp Dodge. The work includes supplying and installing new control equipment, radio telemetry equipment, and instrumentation, as well as control panel design, fabrication, wiring, PLC/OIT programming, testing, SCADA and radio-system programming, and operator training. Existing power distribution equipment will remain, and the scope includes a first-year site visit for programming changes or training if needed. The project is subject to federal Build America, Buy America requirements; numerical bids and requested documentation must be submitted through the IMPACS event.