Advanced Distribution Management System Needs Assessment

The City of Anaheim ("Anaheim") seeks services from a consulting firm (“Consultant”) to perform a needs assessment and, optionally, assist with procurement and provide project consulting services for the upgrade or replacement of the Anaheim Public Utilities Department ("APU") Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition ("SCADA") & Electric System Outage Management Software system (“Project”).

APU currently operates the Minsait ACS SCADA and Outage Management System (OMS), originally acquired in the early-2000s. The system provides functionality for real-time system monitoring, supervisory control, outage prediction and response, fault location and isolation, switching order management, and integration with distribution automation devices. It also offers capabilities for event logging, reporting, crew management, and customer outage communications; however, APU does not currently utilize all of these available features. As a municipal utility operating critical infrastructure, APU must ensure that any future ADMS solution aligns with industry cybersecurity best practices, including NERC CIP-aligned controls and City of Anaheim security policies.