Garland Ionwave #REQ00003578

Garland Power & Light Distribution System Planning Tool and Services

Garland Power & Light (GP&L) is seeking a distribution system planning solution and related implementation, integration, and support services. - Government buyer: City of Garland, Garland Power & Light (GP&L), Purchasing office. - Named OEMs and platforms: DNV provides the incumbent Synergi Electric planning platform, which may be replaced or retained through integration. Esri provides the required ArcGIS Utility Network GIS platform. CIS Infinity, AMI, and SCADA are named systems for integration; no new tool vendor or awardee is identified. - Products: System planning tool software and licenses or subscription, including applicable additional-user licenses. No quantities or part numbers are specified. - Services: Implementation and configuration; integrations with Esri ArcGIS Utility Network, CIS Infinity, AMI, and SCADA; migration and validation of Synergi Electric models and device settings where applicable; training and documentation; annual software and integration maintenance, support, and updates. Optional add-ons may include extra licenses and enhanced support. - Capabilities: Distribution modeling and analysis, including load flow and voltage drop, load allocation and capacity planning, DER interconnection and hosting capacity, short-circuit, arc-flash and protection coordination studies, seasonal and time-series analysis, system optimization, and N-1 contingency analysis. The tool should support modeling substations, primary and secondary equipment, and DERs, as well as scripting, batch processing, visualization, configurable reporting, and data exports. - Notable requirements: Production-ready integrations, integration testing and monitoring, and coordination with the concurrent Utility Network implementation. The target implementation is six to eight months after kickoff. Vendors must have at least five years of relevant experience and qualifying utility deployments, and proposals must come from the tool developer or an authorized U.S. primary distributor. Pricing should be all-inclusive, include implementation travel, break out Year 1 and recurring costs, and provide a five-year total cost of ownership.

Description

The City of Garland seeks proposals to deliver, configure, and support a System Planning Tool for Garland Power & Light (GP&L), either replacing its current Synergi Electric platform or retaining it through integration. Proposed solutions must integrate with the Esri ArcGIS Utility Network and address integrations with CIS Infinity, AMI, and SCADA. The scope includes electric distribution planning and engineering analysis capabilities, implementation, data migration as applicable, training, documentation, and ongoing support. The RFP anticipates implementation within six to eight months of project kickoff and states that award will be based on best value.

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