BIOSOLIDS SLUDGE DRYER ALTERNATIVE

Note: Update NDA included.

Note: Revised PWS added. As-built drawings will be provided by request only. An NDA will be needed and provided for access to drawings.

Note:  Sign-in sheet for Pre-proposal conference and Site Visit posted.

Note:

There will be an opportunity to collect wet sludge samples to fulfill the requirements within the solicitation. Potential bidders are required to bring, at minimum, a 5-gallon bucket to collect wet sludge samples. USIBWC staff will provide wet sludge samples (prior to going through the belt filter presses).

Location:  Nogales International Wastewater Treatment Plant (NIWTP), 865 East Frontage Road, Rio Rico, AZ 85648

Date: Tuesday, May 20, Wednesday, May 21 and Thursday, May 22, 2025

Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Arizona Time

Contact: Please contact Albert Flores at (575) 956-3672 to set up an appointment.

Important: If you previously collected samples but your samples do not fulfill the solicitation requirements, this is your last opportunity to correct that.

Wet sludge samples must be tested on wet sludge prior to going through the belt filter presses and during the solicitation period.

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Note: Responses to 1st round of questions are posted as an attachment.

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NOTE: A site visit shall be held at the Nogales International Wastewater Treatment Plant, 865 East Frontage Road, Rio Rico, Arizona, 85648 on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at 10:00 AM MST (Arizona Time). Please submit your NDA by 4PM MDT May 12, 2025.

Potential bidders are REQUIRED to bring a 5-gallon bucket with lid and bag to collect a wet biosolids sludge sample which will be provided by IBWC staff to fulfill the requirement within the Performance Work Statement. There will not be another opportunity to collect samples from the NIWTP.

Sludge samples shall be wet sludge prior to being dried through the belt filter presses. Tests performed on sludge cake (taken after being dried through the belt filter presses) will not meet the solicitation requirements. Test results shall include the percent dry solid content achieved after going through the screw press(es) and then percent dry solid content achieved after going through the electro osmosis dryer(s) and/or low temperature dryer(s).

The due date for offers is changed to June 18, 2025, at 3PM MDT.

Note: NDA requirement revised.

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Note: Changes made to wording and sentence structure in this description.

The International Boundary and Water Commission is issuing a solicitation in support of the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) Nogales Field Office.

General Information: The Contractor shall provide all labor, material, equipment, tools, transportation and supplies necessary to purchase and install biosolids electro-osmosis dryer(s) and/or low temperature dryer(s) and purchase and install automated screw press(es) for the Nogales International Wastewater Treatment Plant (NIWTP). Biosolids technologies shall allow for redundancy by providing additional unit(s). The work shall include providing the IBWC with equipment specifications and requirements for the biosolids electro-osmosis dryer(s) and/or low temperature dryer(s) and automated screw press(es) for design purposes. Additionally, the work includes providing requirements for the design and construction of the enclosure and connections (i.e. plumbing, electrical, etc.). The IBWC will be awarding a separate Design-Build contract. The Design-Build Contractor shall remove the existing belt filter presses and use the information provided by the Contractor to design and construct the equipment enclosure and connections (i.e. plumbing, electrical, etc.). The working hours at the IBWC facility are 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday.

This is a FIRM FIXED PRICE CONTRACT.

Procurement will be solicited as full and open competition.  The solicitation will result in a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract to the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror that provides the best value to the IBWC.  The anticipated period of performance is 540 calendar days after the notice to proceed has been issued. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 423830 Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers.  The Size Standard is 100 employees. 

The work is located in Rio Rico, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. 

Names of individuals who plan to attend along with an IBWC Form 358 Non-Discloser Agreement (NDA) shall be furnished before 4:00 PM MDT (CO’s local time) on Monday, May 12, 2025, by email submission to seone.jones@ibwc.gov. PPE will be required for this site visit (hard hat, safety shoes and vest). IBWC will not provide PPE. A maximum of 2 per company will be allowed. Vendors must check in with a valid ID at the administration building and let them know they are attending a site visit/walk through. All visitors must be escorted by IBWC personnel.

Photos/videos will be allowed with some restrictions. No photos of gates, fences, security features such as cameras, access points or IBWC personnel are allowed on this site visit. Only photos/video of the current sludge drying equipment will be allowed. An NDA (IBWC_Form_358_Nondisclosure_Agreement - Nogales Sludge Dryer.pdf) will need to be completed prior to the site visit. Potential bidders can complete an NDA at the Pre-Proposal Conference/Site Visit.

All request for information must be submitted in writing (Microsoft Word documents only) no later than 12:00 PM MDT on Wednesday, May 13, 2025, for the Pre-Proposal Conference/Site Visit. After the Pre-Proposal Conference, written questions may be submitted to the aforementioned email address until 12:00 PM MDT on Friday, May 23, 2025. Questions received after the cut-off deadline will NOT be responded to, unless deemed significant by the Contracting Officer or the question conveys a material mistake and/or error in the Invitation for Bid. Questions should be sent to seone.jones@ibwc.gov with 191BWC25R0002 Sludge Dryer Alternative in the email subject line.  Responses will be provided as an attachment on SAM.gov.

The solicitation will close on June 18, 2025, at 3PM MDT. Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to deliver the above-mentioned services are invited to submit a response to this notice by 3:00 P.M. MDT, June 18, 2025. All responses under this notice must be emailed to seone.jones@ibwc.gov with 191BWC25R0002 Sludge Dryer Alternative in the email subject line. FAX SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Vendors may submit multiple technical proposals presenting different basic approaches. Each technical submittal must be separately identified as above and will be separately evaluated.

This Solicitation will be issued pursuant to FAR Part 15. Offerors shall submit their bid package in accordance with the information contained in the Subsection L.2 Bid Submission.

Prospective bidders shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) with an active Unique Entity Indentifier (UEI) in order to be eligible to receive an award from solicitation and have the NAICS code listed above under Reps & Certs. For more information, visit the website at https://www.sam.gov.

Notification of any changes or amendments to the Solicitation will be issued only at https://www.sam.gov. It is the prospective bidder's responsibility to check the website daily for any updates, amendments or any additional information. The Government will not be held responsible for any information a prospective bidder does not receive once the information is issued on the Internet.

All responsible sources must submit a bid to be considered by the Agency. 

Offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where services are to be performed and familiarize themselves with all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance, to the extent that the information is reasonably obtainable. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award.

The Solicitation will be available for a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days, with the solicitation as well as any attachments available on the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) website at: https://www.sam.gov.

Contact Information: The primary point of contact is Mr. Seone Michael Jones, email seone.jones@ibwc.gov.

Wage Determinations 2015-5481 Rev 26 Dated 12/22/2024.

Note: L.7 - PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR

L.7.A. The Offeror's team (per L.03.D.2.b.), their employees, and their representatives shall conduct themselves in a professional manner.

**PLEASE - NO TELEPHONE CALLS**

Attachments

191BWC25R0002 Solicitation

Sludge Dewatering System-Part 1.pdf

Sludge Dewatering System-Part 2.pdf

PWS NIWTP Biosolids Sludge Dryer Alternative

IBWC Form 110 Certification of Authority for Signing Bids - Contracts.pdf

IBWC Form 116 Statement of Equipment.pdf

IBWC Form 358 Nondisclosure Agreement.pdf

Wage Determinations 2015-5481 Rev 26 Dated 12/23/2024