59--Electrical and Electronic Equipment Components

The Government intends to procure, under only one responsible source, where no other suppliers or service will satisfy the agency requirements. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Hawaii is seeking alternate products/sources comparable to the four “Brand Name� components below: 1. SEL-351S Protection System Relay, manufactured by Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL), 2350 NE Hopkins Court, Pullman, WA 99163. The alternate product/source must meet the following requirements/specifications: a. Microprocessor-based relay shall provide a combination of functions including protection, monitoring, control, fault locating, and automation. Relay self-checking functions shall be included. b. Relay shall incorporate phase and negative-sequence overcurrent elements for detection of phase faults. Relay shall provide directional elements, load-encroachment logic, and torque-control capability (internal and external). c. Relay shall incorporate adaptive phase overcurrent elements

that perform reliably in the presence of current transformer saturation, dc offset, and off-frequency harmonics. d. Relay shall incorporate residual-ground and neutral-ground overcurrent elements for detection of ground faults. Relay shall provide directional elements and torque-control capability (internal and external). e. Relay shall incorporate directional ground elements for applications on solidly grounded systems. The relay shall have an ordering option for directional ground elements for application on ungrounded, Petersen Coil grounded, and impedance-grounded systems, using a sensitive neutral current channel for use with core-balanced CTs, but capable of withstanding 500A for one second (thermal rating). f. Relay shall incorporate under- and overvoltage elements for creating protection and control schemes, including but not limited to the following: voltage checks (e.g., hot bus/dead line) for reclosing, blown transformer high-side fuse detection logic, and control schemes for capacitor banks. g. Relay shall incorporate six levels of under- and overfrequency elements for detection of power system frequency disturbances. Each setting level shall use an independently set timer for load shedding or generator tripping schemes. h. Relay shall include four levels of ROCOF elements, each level with: independent pickup and dropout timers, independent selection of increasing or decreasing frequency, or either. i. Relay shall provide second harmonic blocking to block various protection elements during transformer inrush. j. Relay shall incorporate positive-, negative-, and zero-sequence voltage elements that can be logically configured for either under- or overvoltage applications. k. Relay shall incorporate breaker failure logic for single-pole and three-pole tripping. Re-trip logic shall be provided. Dropout time of the current detection circuit shall be less than 1 cycle, even in cases with residual dc current in the CT secondary. l. Relay shall incorporate a four-shot recloser. It shall include four independently set open time intervals, an independently set reset time from reclose cycle, and an independently set reset time point from lockout. m. Relay shall include two synchronism-check elements with separate maximum angle settings (e.g., one for autorelcosing and one for manual closing). The synchronism-check function shall compensate for breaker close time and constant phase angle differences between the two voltage sources used for synchronism check (phase angle differences settable in 30-degree increments). Alternatively, the relay shall accept a broken-delta (zero-sequence) voltage input (in place of a synchronism-check voltage) to use as a polarizing source for the zero-sequence voltage-polarized ground directional elements. n. Relay shall operate with either single-phase wye-connected (four wire) or open-delta-connected (three wire) potential transformers. The relay shall provide phantom three-phase voltages for metering when only a single-phase voltage is connected. o. Relay shall include 38 standard recloser time-overcurrent curves and sequence coordination logic for secure and dependable operation for faults beyond a line relcoser. p. Relay shall include 10 operator controls and associated LEDs on the relay front panel; their functions shall be programmable in the relay control logic. The operator control panel shall include pushbuttons and LEDs with the following factory-default functions and markings: Ground Enabled, Reclose Enabled, Remote Enabled, Alternate Settings, Lock, Hot Line Tag, AUX 1, AUX 2, Close/Breaker Closed (or AUX 3), and Trip/Breaker Open (or AUX 4). The relay shall have the option for configurable labels to customize the control pushbutton functional descriptions. q. Relay shall include the option for independently operated breaker trip/close switches and indicating lamps. The pushbuttons shall include sealable guards to prevent unauthorized operation and protection from inadvertent operation. The switch contacts shall include solid-state protection to eliminate arcing damage and prolong contact life. The switches and breaker status lamps shall be functional regardless of the relay status. r. Relay shall be capable of automatically recording disturbance events of 15, 30, or 60 cycles with settable prefault duration and user-defined triggering. The relay shall store the most recent eleven 60-cycle, twenty-three 30-cycle, or forty-four 15-cycle event reports in nonvolatile memory. The relay shall provide all event reports in Compressed ASCII and COMTRADE file formats. Oscillographic event data reports shall be available with filtered and unfiltered analog quantities and from 4 to 128 samples per cycle. The relay shall include an SER that stores the latest 1024 entries in nonvolatile memory. s. Relay shall be capable of communicating unsolicited binary SER messages. t. Relay shall include 16 status and trip target LEDs, including 4 fixed and 12 programmable LEDs. The programmable LEDs can be programmed as status or trip-latched targets. u. Relay shall include user-settable demand current thresholds for phase, negative-sequence, neutral, and residual demand measurements. v. Relays ordered with optional programmable operator controls and targets shall include configurable labels to customize the targets and operator control pushbuttons. w. Relay shall include a breaker wear and operation time monitor with user-definable wear curves, operation counter, mechanical and electrical operate time alarm thresholds, slow breaker alarm counters, and accumulated interrupted currents by phase. The monitor shall also report minimum Vdc during all breaker operations. x. Relay shall measure and report the substation battery voltage presented to the relay power supply terminals. Two user-selectable threshold parameters shall be provided for alarm and control purposes. y. Relay shall include a fault locating algorithm to calculate fault location without communications channels, special instrument transformers, or prefault information. z. Parallel Redundancy Protocol (PRP) shall be used to provide seamless recovery from any single Ethernet network failure, in accordance with IEC 62439-3. The Ethernet network and all traffic shall be fully duplicated with both copies operating in parallel. aa. Relay shall include an option to have eight send and eight receive logic elements in each of two communications ports for dedicated relay-to-relay communications. bb. Relay shall include 16 local control elements, 32 remote control logic points, 16 latching logic points, and 16 display messages in conjunction with a local display panel included in the relay. The relay shall have the capability to display custom text messages and real-time analog quantities in a rotating order on the front-panel display. cc. Relay shall include the option of four independent directional power elements that can respond to either real or reactive power. dd. Relay shall include an option for automatic monitoring of system disturbances, triggered by settable voltage thresholds as a percentage of the predisturbance voltage. The report shall be stored in nonvolatile memory. ee. Relay shall include rms, THD, and harmonic metering for all current and voltage connections through the 16th harmonic. ff. Relay shall include programmable logic functions for a wide range of user-configurable protection, monitoring, and control schemes. gg. Relay shall include three independent EIA-232 serial ports, a USB port, and two Ethernet ports for external communication. In addition, the relay shall support options for one EIA-485 serial port or Fiber-Optic Transceiver port, one or two fiber Ethernet ports, and mixed copper/fiber Ethernet ports. hh. Relay shall allow inspection of settings, metering reports, self-test reports, and configuration via an integrated web server. The relay shall allow firmware upgrade via web server only at the engineering access level. ii. Relay shall allow communications from any ASCII terminal without software. jj. Relay shall incorporate compliant DNP3 Serial and LAN/WAN outstation protocol communications capability for as many as six simultaneous sessions. kk. Relay shall incorporate Modbus protocol with availability on serial or Ethernet ports for as many as three simultaneous sessions. ll. Relay shall incorporate IEC 615850 MMS and GOOSE, with as many as 24 GOOSE subscriptions and six simultaneous MMS sessions. mm. Relay shall make event reports and breaker monitor data available via File Transfer Protocol (FTP) and Manufacturing Message Specifications (MMS). nn. Relay shall include an interface port for a demodulated IRIG-B time-syncronization input signal either combined with data communication through a serial data port, or independently through a BNC connector. The relay shall be capable of receiving IRIG-B through the optional Fiber-Optic Transceiver port. oo. Relay shall be capable of synchronizing the internal timekeeping to a network time source. pp. Relay shall be capable of being set by Windows®-based graphical and ASCII terminal interfaces. qq. Relay shall be rated for continuous operation over a temperature range of -40 to +85 degrees Celsius (-40 to +185 degrees Fahrenheit) in order to allow mounting in an outdoor control cubicle or in case of heater or air conditioning failure. rr. Relay shall include operation as a phasor measurement unit (PMU) compliant with IEEE Standard C37.118-2005. ss. Firmware files shall be compressed and contain digital signatures computed using the Secure Hash Algorithm 1 (SHA-1). tt. Manufacturer shall supply the actual measured mean time between failures (MTBF) for the device upon request. uu. Relay shall include no-cost technical support for the life of the product. vv. Relay shall be manufactured in the U.S.A. ww. Relay shall have optional conformal coating to protect the circuit boards from harsh environments. 2. SEL-387L Line Current Differential Relay, manufactured by Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL), 2350 NE Hopkins Court, Pullman, WA 99163. The alternate product/source must meet the following requirements/specifications: a. Microprocessor-based relay shall provide a combination of functions including protection, monitoring, metering, oscillography, control, and automation. Relay self-checking functions shall be included. b. Relay shall compare local and remote phase and sequence currents to provide operation in less than one cycle for bolted faults. The relay shall operate for unbalanced faults with currents below line charging current. Distortion caused by CT saturation at one or both ends shall not cause misoperation. c. Relay shall require no settings to provide current differential protection. d. Relay shall accept transfer trips from the remote relay with less than one-half-cycle delay. e. Relay shall include two transfer contacts. Delay from energizing the local input to closing the remote output shall be less than 10ms. Both transfer contacts shall have direct tripping security per IEC 60834-1. f. Relay shall include two types of preprogrammed outputs. Metallic contacts shall be rated per IEEE C37.90. High-speed high-current interrupting contacts shall make in less than 10 microseconds and shall interrupt up to 10A of trip or close current without damage to the contact. g. Relay shall be capable of acting as a remote data acquisition terminal for a traditional current differential relay with flexible settings. Protection parameters shall be determined exclusively by settings in the traditional current differential relay. h. Relay shall have options for a single- or multimode fiber-optic interface. The relay shall accommodate up to 5 ms of channel asymmetry. I. Relay shall be capable of automatically recording and storing up to 10 seconds of oscillography. Each oscillographic report shall contain 15 cycles containing local and remote currents, system frequency, dc system voltage, and all relevant logic points. The relay shall also include a Sequential Events Recorder (SER) that stores the latest 512 entries. Oscillographic and SER reports shall be stored in nonvolatile memory, and shall be retrieved in either human or machine readable formats. j. Relay shall include 16 status and trip target LEDs. k. Relay shall measure and report the substation battery voltage presented to the relay power supply terminals. Voltage level at the time of tripping shall be monitored and recorded. l. Relay shall control and monitor breaker status via a local HMI and remote communications. m. Relay shall allow communications from any ASCII terminal without special PC software. n. Relay shall include three independent EIA-232 and one EIA-485 serial ports for external communications. All ports shall allow simultaneous execution of integration and engineering access protocols. o. Relay shall include an interface port for a demodulated IRIG-B time synchronization input signal. The line current differential protection shall not rely on this or any other external time synchronization. p. Relay shall be capable of continuous operation over a temperature range of -40 to +85 degrees Celsius. 3. SEL-587Z High-Impedance Differential and Overcurrent Relay, manufactured by Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL), 2350 NE Hopkins Court, Pullman, WA 99163. The alternate product/source must meet the following requirements/specifications: a. Microprocessor-based relay shall provide a combination of functions including protection, monitoring, control, and automation. Relay self-checking functions shall be included. b. Relay shall have three independent differential elements, each with two setting levels to provide for protection as well as open CT detection. Input resistance shall be 2000 ohms or higher. The relay shall include three MOVs with the ability to clamp the peak voltage to below 2000V. c. Relay shall incorporate 19 overcurrent elements to provide phase, negative-sequence, and residual current protection. d. Relay shall include eight status and trip target LEDs. e. Relay shall include two EIA-232 serial ports to provide flexible communication to external computers and control systems. The rear serial port shall be isolated from ground and shall be optionally available as an EIA-485 port. The relay shall operate at a speed of 300-38400 baud. Three-level password protection shall be included to provide remote secure communication. Modbus®, ASCII, and binary protocols shall be available for communication with SCADA, local HMI, or modems. f. Relay shall include programmable logic functions for a wide range of user-configurable protection, monitoring, and control schemes. g. Relay shall include fully programmable optoisolated inputs and output contacts. h. Relay shall include metering capabilities for real-time phase and differential quantities, as well as phase demand and peak demand current values. i. Relay shall be capable of automatically recording disturbance events of 15 cycles with programmable triggering. Events shall be stored in nonvolatile memory. The relay shall include an SER that stores the latest 512 entries. j. Relay shall include eight local control elements, eight remote control logic points, and eight display messages in conjunction with a local display panel included in the relay. The relay shall have the capability to display custom messages. k. Relay shall include a real-time clock, with battery backup, synchronizable to demodulated IRIG-B input, to provide accurate time stamps for event records. l. Relay shall include a low-level test interface to permit relay testing with low-energy test equipment. 4. SEL-3530 Real-Time Automation Controller (RTAC), manufactured by Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL), 2350 NE Hopkins Court, Pullman, WA 99163. The alternate product/source must meet the following requirements/specifications: a. The information processor shall operate a serial and Ethernet communications network. It shall provide a combination of functions that include deterministic logic processing, automatic transmission of outgoing messages and processing of responses, data scaling, data aggregation, simultaneous collection of data from multiple server devices, and simultaneous data access for multiple client (master) devices. b. The information processor shall provide the following protocols: Server: SES-92 Client: CP2179, SEL ASCII and Binary, SNMP Client/Server: DNP3 serial, DNP3 LAN/WAN, IEC 61850 MMS, Modbus® RTU, Modbus TCP, LG 8979, IEEE C37.118, IEC 60870-5-101/104 Peer-to-Peer: IEC 61850 GOOSE transmit and receive messages, Parallel Redundancy Protocol c. All electronic equipment shall continuously self-test and report internal errors. They shall also have a hardwire contact indicating device health. d. The system shall include an integrated IEC 61131-3 programming environment for the information processor, with the ability to monitor and control every protective relay and Ethernet distributed I/O module in the substation continuously. The IEC 61131-3 programming environment shall be integrated in one software package with the communications protocol mapping environment. e. The information processor shall incorporate independent user-based security with strong passwords, role-based accounts, and settable account expiration dates. The system shall provide a mechanism to map security-related system tags into SCADA reports. f. The information processor shall support an optional integrated web-based human-machine interface (HMI) that provides visualization and control of data tags. g. The information processor shall use Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) to provide central user account authentication. h. The information processor shall include a method to configure the deterministic processing interval for protocol communications and custom logic. The information processor shall also include a method to configure the processing sequence of software tasks. The processing interval shall be settable to as fast as 4 ms. i. The information processor shall use a high-speed, secure, point-to-point communication of real or virtual contact-status bits communications protocol to transmit and receive high-speed digital data to/from intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) to create custom protection and control schemes. j. The information processor shall have 17 rear-panel ports with an optional 16 additional ports available. Each port shall be software configurable for EIA 232 or EIA-485 communications modes. Each serial port connector shall have an available demodulated IRIG B time-synchronization signal. k. The information processor shall have three Ethernet ports that can operate simultaneously on different networks through independent MAC addresses. l. There shall be an alarm contact output to signal internal errors and malfunctions. The alarm contact shall be programmable so that the alarm conditions that activate the output can include additional conditions. m. The information processor shall be tested to IEEE 1613:2003 for communications and networking equipment in electric power substations. The information processor shall also be tested to the same standards as for protective relays including IEC 60255-21-1, IEC 60255-21-2, IEC 60255-21-3, IEC 60255 22 1, IEC 60255 22 2, EN 61000 4 2, IEC 60255 22 3, IEC 60255 22 4, EN 61000 4 4, and IEEE C37.90.1. n. The information processor shall be capable of receiving synchronized phasor measurement data via the IEEE C37.118 protocol on all serial and Ethernet ports to as fast as five messages per second. o. The information processor shall have nonvolatile memory available for user-programmable retained variables. p. There shall be an optional input/output module with 24 contact inputs and eight contact outputs. q. The information processor shall have methods to create transparent connections between any two serial or Ethernet communications ports for engineering access. r. The information processor shall have an optional conformal coating for the circuit boards available. s. Vendor shall supply the actual measured mean time between failures (MTBF) for the device upon request. t. Device shall include no-cost technical support for the life of the product. u. Device shall be manufactured in the United States. This should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by the U.S. Government to issue a solicitation. Interested parties with a comparable product meeting the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit complete information and specifications. Any information provided to the Government in response to this request for information (RFI) will become U.S. Government property and will not be returned. All proprietary or classified information will be treated appropriately. Interested parties shall submit information and specifications to Ms. Kimberlee Fujimoto via email at Kimberlee.fujimoto@navy.mil. Interested parties responding to this announcement by Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time will be considered.