Repaint Service Bridge, Mosquito Lake, Trumbull County, Ohio

Repaint Service Bridge, Mosquito Lake, Trumbull County, Ohio

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, has a project that the repainting of the Mosquito Creek Service Bridge which has several tasks that the Contractor must complete, all of which are on the Service Bridge. The Contract work consists of the following work tasks and activities:

a. Steel bridge super structure, including steel parapet roadway walls, to be white metal blasted. Not included are guide rails approaching bridge, hand rails or transition plates on bridge deck. Contractor is responsible for protecting active pipe and conduit under the bridge. Contractor is responsible for removing or protecting abandoned pipe and conduit under the bridge. Contractor will remove prior to painting and blasting.

b. Entire steel bridge super structure to be repainted as described in 09 97 02 PAINTING: HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES. Not included are guide rails approaching bridge, handle rails or transition plates on bridge deck.

c. A new fence and gate will be installed post painting. Contractor is responsible for removing signage from existing fence gate and installing the signage on the new gate.

d. Existing bridge paint coatings contain lead based coating and shall be properly removed and disposed in accordance with all federal, state and local laws and provisions.

The work shall be completed within 365 calendar days after written Notice to Proceed. Per FAR 36.204(e) the magnitude of construction is between $500,000 and $1,000,000.

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 31 October 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) for this procurement is 238320 - Painting and Wall Covering Contractors and the small business size standard is $19 Million.

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 role.

System for Award Management (SAM) Registration

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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 entity registration, a Unique Entity ID will be assigned.

For Additional Information on SAM

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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

The Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) help desk may be reached by calling telephone number 866-618-5988 for assistance.