Esplanade Site Development at Montgomery Locks & Dam, Monaca, PA

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, has a project that generally includes installing an approximately 2,900 square foot Resident Engineer’s Office, associated site utilities, and miscellaneous utilities located at the Montgomery Locks and Dam, Ohio River, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.

The major features of the Project generally involves the following:

a.         Furnish and install temporary office trailers to serve as a Resident Engineer’s Office.

b.         Extending water, sanitary, electrical, and communication utilities to the Resident Engineer’s Office from existing onsite utilities.

c.         Installation of a fire protection system, consisting of a dry hydrant and intake pipeline.

                   •           The intake portion of this work includes in-river work, requiring divers.

d.         Installation of a future dry hydrant and intake pipeline for concrete batching water supply purposes. 

                   •           The intake portion of this work includes in-river work, requiring divers.

e.         Pavement restoration resulting from utility extensions.

f.          Remove and replace security gate, including installing new card readers, cameras, and miscellaneous components.

The work is to be performed entirely on Government property, with the majority of the work taking place on the existing Esplanade.  The Montgomery Locks and Dam will remain in operations while work is being completed.

Disposal of construction waste material will be disposed of at commercially permitted facilities licensed to accept waste or recyclable materials as applicable.

The work shall be completed within 365 calendar days after written Notice to Proceed. In accordance with FAR 36.204 (f), the estimated magnitude of construction is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

The acquisition will be set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. 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 24 February 2023, 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) Code for this acquisition is:

238990 – All Other Specialty Trade Contractors. The Small Business Size Standard for this NAICS Code is $19,000,000.00.

In order to submit a Bid on this project, your company must –

1. Be registered in 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 Manger role.

System for Award Management (SAM) Registration

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To register in SAM:

1. Navigate to SAM.gov
2. Select Sign-In (top right)
3. Select Create an Account then Follow the Instructions.
4. After Account is Set-up, Select Sign In.
5. Under the Entity Management widget, Select “Get Started” button.
6. Select Register Entity. As part of 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 an 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

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There is no charge to register or maintain your company (entity) registration.

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*Important* Registration Information

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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.  

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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