Hm.... okay, I tried installing the minimalist set of Seablock v0.5.4 (which includes Bobs Functions v1.1.4, Bobs Electronics, Logistics, and MCI v1.1.3, Angel's Bio Processing 0.7.17, Petrochem v0.9.17, Refining v0.11.19, and Smelting 0.6.14): Plastics tech was removed, but RF3 was still researchable, requiring only Oil Processing and RF3.
I tried adding a few more bobs mods, but still couldn't get the issue to appear. It could be something that only appears with a certain load order? I'll try to tweak the logic to see if it fixes anything, since I can see where it might break.