Supply of Large Open Head Steel Drums

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SEALED BID TENDER

IAEA OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT SERVICES

THIS IS NOT AN ORDER

Request for Proposal Number: BSA2011-011 Dated: 2010-11-23

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of the United Nations, Vienna, Austria hereby requests your firm fixed price proposal for the equipment and/or services listed below.IMPORTANT: THIS IS A SEALED BID TENDER

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Your proposal must be submitted in a sealed envelope (faxes or e-mails not accepted) and addressed as follows:'Mr. Daniel Hazard, Head, QA Unit/MTPS (SEALED BID)' and sent to the address indicated above.

2. ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE SEALED ENVELOPE (as opposed to on the courier packaging or envelope) the name of the firm submitting the bid must appear along with:

SEALED BID - PLEASE DO NOT OPEN

TENDER Number: BSA2011-011

3. Proposals must be received by the IAEA in the sealed envelope by the proposal due date and time given below. Proposals received after this date or not submitted in a sealed envelope WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

4. Cost and Technical Proposals must be submitted as SEPARATE VOLUMES. No prices may appear in the technical proposal. Two copies of the cost proposal volume and three copies of the technical proposal volume should be submitted.

SPECIFIC TERMS

PROPOSAL DUE DATE: 2010-12-09

Shipment: FCA factory site and alternatively please quote CPT via surface Freight to Belgrade, Serbia. Quote fixed price CPT freight costs separately. Note IAEA payment terms which are payment by check upon receipt of invoice and shipping documents

Electric voltage requirements for equipment: not applicable Manuals to be in: English

SCHEDULE OF ITEMS TO BE BID: BSA00-000-000W

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Item: 001 Quantity: 2000 ea

Description: Basic Supply Agreement for Large Open Head Steel Drums for radioactive waste Type of drum: Open head drum with lid and bolt closure, made of cold rolled steel

Volume: 216 litres nominal

Body seam: electrically welded

Bottom: reduced bottom, round seam

External diameter: max. 610 mm

External height: 880,0 mm +/- 3 mm

Steel thickness: 1,2 mm body, 1,2 mm top 1,2 mm bottom

Beads: two beads pressed out from the body

Corrugations: no

Finishing outside: painted in RAL 1021 yellow Finishing inside: internally coated with epoxy-phenolic lacquer

Weight: 22,0 ± 0,7 kg

Closure: M8 bolt lever

UN marking: UN 1A2 /Y320/S/**/H/K368

MINIMUM QUANTITY TO BE SHIPPED FOR EACH ORDER = 100 each

Item: 002 Quantity: 500 ea

Description: 320L steel drums for solid radioactive waste, specified as follows:

Large Open Head Steel Drum, for overpacking of 200L drums and backfilling with grout Type of drum: Open head drum with lid and bolt closure

Volume: 320 litres nominal

Material of construction: commercial grade cold rolled steel with specifications as per EN 10130/10131 or equivalent standard; Body seam: welded vertical seam and two separate rolling hoops formed into the body of drum; Steel sheet thickness (top, bottom and body): 16-gauge (1.5 mm); Internal dimensions: 65 cm diameter x 98 cm height; minor deviations from the specified dimensions will be considered provided that this overpack drum can easily accept the specified 200L drum; Removable top lid with EPDM gasket and bolted closure ring with bolt provided; corrosion resistant epoxy-phenolic internal coating; final protective external finish yellow in colour; containers must be numbered sequentially on two opposite sides of each container in 5.0 cm black text using the following numbering sequence: BPUR0001, BPUR0002, ...BPUR0300 (exact numbering sequence to be specified with each task order)

MINIMUM QUANTITY TO BE SHIPPED FOR EACH ORDER = 50 each.

Price to be quoted in EURO.

This should be bid and issued as a "Basic Supplier Agreement" for a period of three (3) years between January 2011 - January 2014.

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Other Special Terms:

Your proposal must include the following:

1. Firm fixed price for each item and total offer for all items quoted. Partial bids are acceptable. Split orders may be issued. Applicable discounts should be included in the prices, or if noted separately, clearly indicate the discount to be applied to each item. An order may be issued without further negotiation so your proposal should be made on the most favourable terms available. The IAEA reserves the right not to award any order to any of the bidders as a result of this request, and reserves the right to reject all bids or enter into negotiation with the lowest technically acceptable bidder.

2. Fixed price freight costs CPT destination via air freight unless otherwise specified above. Goods must be sent in a single shipment unless agreed to by IAEA. IAEA will cover insurance of goods.

3. Indicate clearly on your proposal any items that require refrigeration or expedited handling due to their perishable nature or use of short half time isotopes.

4. Estimated weight and volume of goods.

5. Country of origin of goods.

6. A minimum offer validity of 90 days.

7. Firm delivery promise stated in weeks ARO (After Receipt of Order).

8. Acceptance of IAEA payment terms which are payment by check or bank transfer net 30 days after receipt of invoice and shipping documents. You are requested to state any discount terms offered for early payment of invoices. You are required to prepay freight CPT destination and IAEA will pay the fixed price for freight. IAEA does not prepay orders and does not issue letters of credit. In the event installation of the equipment is required, IAEA's standard terms are 80 percent of the equipment costs and all of the fixed freight costs on shipment. The balance will be paid upon certification of acceptance by the end user.

9. Acceptance of IAEA General Conditions of Contract available at http://www.iaea.org/About/Business/terms.html. No other conditions can be accepted.

10. In the event functional equipment is being bid, the name, address, and telecommunications numbers for the nearest service representative.

11. Proposal for equipment should include:

(a) Sets of manuals in English ( Or other language if specified).

(b) Essential accessories and supplies to allow immediate operation of equipment.

(c) Complete set of cables for interconnection of all electronic units.

12. Indicate acceptance of Warranty in accordance with IAEA General Conditions with a minimum warranty period of twelve(12) months.

13. Your proposal must cite our Request for Proposal Number referenced above.

14. See the further instructions to Bidders Annex 1 - 5, IAEA General Conditions of Contract attached