Outflow Left Bank Long-Term Repair Tionesta Lake

Tionesta Lake Outflow Left Bank Long-Term Repair Synopsis

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, has a project to implement long term repairs at the left bank at Tionesta Lake, Forest County, PA. The purpose of the long-term repair is to provide erosion protection and support of the campground access road. The failure negatively impacts the District’s ability to respond to a dam safety emergency and conduct dam safety inspections. The repair will reduce future erosion which in turn will prevent more significant repairs. The major features of the requirements are identified below:

The contract specifically includes:

•     Install all Erosion and Sedimentation (E&S) controls in accordance with the Contract Documents.

•     Install a sheet pile wall along the top of bank with top of wall ranging from approximately Elevation 1050 to 1053.  The sheets will be 28 feet long with tip elevations ranging from approximately 1022 to 1025. 

•     Place gravel backfill behind the wall with geotextile and install weep holes.  Place and compact additional backfill behind the gravel up to proposed pavement or topsoil subgrade elevation.

•     Excavate the area proposed to be paved to subgrade elevation and prepare subgrade.  Place proposed pavement section in area proposed to be paved.

•     Place topsoil in areas to be vegetated, and seed and mulch.

•     Install guide rail, wall cap, and handrail.

Construction work will occur in close to the campground access road. Excavation and repair implementation will be required to be minimal intrusion to the campground facility and access road and at the approval of Government.

The work shall be completed within 365 calendar days after written Notice to Proceed. The estimated cost of the proposed work is between $250,000.00 and $500,000.00.

This acquisition will be procured as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. 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 1 July 2022, 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 237990 – Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction and the small business size standard is $39.5 Million.

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

1. Have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Number. Currently, considered as the DUNS. This is a unique nine-character identification number that is provided by Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) free of charge.  
2. Be registered with an active registration on the SAM website as an Entity. There is no cost to use SAM. It is MANDATORY that all vendors be registered on the SAM.gov website in order to receive contracts.
3. Be registered in the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) for the Solicitation Module with the Proposal Manger role.

Requesting a Unique Entity Identifier Number (DUNS)

Requesting a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) takes about 10 minutes. Receiving a UEI (DUNS) takes about 1-2 business days when using the D&B web form.  The form for completion can be found at https://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/pages/CCRSearch.jsp.  The UEI is required for the SAM Registration.

SAM Registration

For instructions on registering your company with SAM or to determine if your account is active, please visit the SAM Web site at https://sam.gov.  At this site, registration guidance is provided or you can check on the status of your company’s registration.  Please be aware that SAM requires a Notarized Statement as part of their registration and renewal process. This process can take up to ten (10) days.

To find out additional information about the changes on the SAM registration process, contractors should visit the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on the SAM.gov homepage located in the “Most Popular Help Items” after selecting the Help tab.

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