City of Paden City, West Virginia, Wastewater Treatment Facility Improvement, Phase II - Section 219

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, is carrying out a project to upgrade the sludge dewatering system at the Paden City Wastewater Treatment Plant by decommissioning the old sludge drying beds, installing a new belt filter press, constructing a building for the new belt filter press, and upgrading the aeration system.

The major features of the Project generally involves the following:
     a. Demolition of the two existing sludge drying beds
     b. Installation of a belt filter press along with a building for it:
          o Skid mounted belt filter press
          o Sludge pump
          o Polymer injection system
          o All necessary piping
          o Masonry building to house all equipment and keep it above the 100-year flood levels

     c. Installation of a new aeration system:
          o Aeration diffuser grid
          o Blowers
          o All necessary piping

The work shall be completed within 450 Calendar Days after written Notice to Proceed. Per FAR 36.204(f), the magnitude of construction is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00.

This acquisition will be procured as an Unrestricted Full and Open Competition. The resulting award will be for one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Contract. All responsible Bidders are encouraged to participate. The Invitation for Bid (IFB) will be issued on or about 10 April 2025 online through Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) which posts the opportunity to SAM.gov; therefore, requests for hardcopies of the solicitation will not be honored. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) for this procurement is 237110 - Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction.

In order to submit a Bid on this project, your company must –
1) Be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and maintain an active registration status.
2) Be registered in the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) for the Solicitation Module with the PROPOSAL MANAGER Role.

System for Award Management (SAM) Registration
Registering in SAM.gov includes both entity validation and entity registration.
To register in SAM:
     a) Navigate to SAM.gov
     b) Select Sign-In (top right)
     c) Select Create an Account then follow the instructions
     d) After Account is set-up, Select Sign-In
     e) Under the Entity Management widget, select “Get Started” button
     f) Select Register Entity. As part of the entity registration, a Unique Entity ID will be assigned.

For additional information on SAM
To Register your Entity (Company), please visit https:/www.fsd.gov/gsafsd_sp?id=gsa_index

Here you will find the following
Get Started with your Registration
Check Registration Status – ACTIVE, INACTIVE, PENDING
Update your Registration
Become and Entity Administrator
Validate your Entity
*Access User Guides
*By selecting this option, you can obtain a Quick Start Guide for Contract Registrations.
Also, here you will find in addition to the User Guides - FAQs, Videos, and Definitions.

PLEASE NOTE:
It is mandatory that all companies be registered in SAM in order to receive federal contracts. There is no charge to register or maintain your company (entity) registration.
Login.gov manages usernames and passwords for SAM.gov.

*Important* Registration Information
Registration can take at least ten (10) business days to be active in SAM.gov.
Registration must be in active status upon offer submission and remain active during award period.
Registration must be renewed every 365 days to remain active.
The Federal Service Desk (FSD) for SAM questions, may be contacted.
Phone Number: 866-606-8220
Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET
Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module Registration.

To register for PIEE follow the below instructions.
Register in PIEE:
     a) Navigate to https://piee.eb.mil/
     b) Select Register (top right)
     c) Select Vendor
     d) Create a User ID and Password and follow the prompts (next)
     e) Create Security Questions (next)
     f) Complete your User Profile Information (next)
    g) Complete your supervisor or Approving Official Information (next)
     h) Complete Roles
          i) Step 1: Select SOL-Solicitation
          ii) Step 2: Select Proposal Manager
          iii) Step 3: Click Add Roles
          iv) Step 4: Fill in your Location Code (CAGE Code) (next)
     i) Provide a Justification for your registration (next)
     j) Follow the remaining prompts to submit your registration
The Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) help desk may be reached by calling Telephone Number 866-618-5988 for assistance.