RFQ skeleton — industrial pump
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Request for Quotation — Industrial Pump
Buyer: [BUYER COMPANY NAME] Project: [PROJECT NAME / NUMBER] RFQ Reference: [BUYER REFERENCE] Issue Date: [DATE] Bid Due Date: [DATE — minimum 15 business days from issue]
1. Commercial information required
Bidder shall provide:
- Bidder legal name, registration (CNPJ / RUC / NIT), address
- Authorized commercial contact name and position
- Bid validity: minimum 60 calendar days from bid due date
- Pricing breakdown:
- Equipment CAPEX (FCA factory)
- Spare-parts package (initial 2 years recommended)
- Documentation package
- FAT witnessing fee (if separate)
- Installation supervision (per day, with minimum days)
- Training (per day, in Portuguese)
- Delivery lead time: order acknowledgment to FAT-ready
- Payment terms (proposed — note buyer’s standard is [X])
- Incoterms 2020 designation (FCA / FOB / CIF / DAP)
- Warranty period and trigger (delivery vs commissioning)
2. Technical specification
2.1 Service description
[FREE TEXT — what the pump does, what it pumps, what process it serves]
2.2 Operating envelope
| Condition | Q (m³/h) | H (m) | Hours/year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | _____ | _____ | _____ | _____ |
| Normal | _____ | _____ | _____ | _____ |
| Rated | _____ | _____ | _____ | _____ |
| Maximum | _____ | _____ | _____ | _____ |
2.3 Fluid properties at operating temperature
| Property | Value | Method/source |
|---|---|---|
| Fluid name | _____ | _____ |
| Density | _____ kg/m³ | _____ |
| Viscosity | _____ cSt | At [TEMPERATURE] °C |
| Vapor pressure | _____ kPa | At [TEMPERATURE] °C |
| Temperature operating range | ___ to ___ °C | _____ |
| Suspended solids | _____ % w/w | Particle size: _____ |
| Corrosivity (chloride / pH / dissolved gases) | _____ | _____ |
| Shear sensitivity | Yes / No | _____ |
2.4 Suction / discharge conditions
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| NPSHa at suction flange (rated flow) | _____ m |
| NPSHa at suction flange (150% rated flow) | _____ m |
| Suction static head (positive = below pump) | _____ m |
| Discharge static head | _____ m |
| Available power (motor sizing) | _____ kW |
| Power source voltage / frequency | ___ V / ___ Hz |
2.5 Construction requirements
| Item | Specification |
|---|---|
| Casing material | _____ |
| Impeller material | _____ |
| Shaft material | _____ |
| Mechanical seal type | _____ |
| Seal flush plan (API plan #) | _____ |
| Bearing arrangement | _____ |
| Coupling type | _____ |
| Baseplate | _____ |
| Driver | Electric motor / diesel engine |
2.6 Standards and certifications required
- HI 14.6 acceptance grade: 1U / 1B / 2B
- API 610 (latest edition) — required / not required
- API 676 — for positive-displacement bidders only
- NFPA 20 / NBR 16704 — for fire-pump bidders only
- ISO 2858 / ASME B73.1 dimensional compliance — required / not required
- CRCC Petrobras registration — required / not required
- INMETRO-recognized lab certificates — required for Brazilian acceptance
- CE marking — required / not required
3. Required deliverables
Bidder shall deliver, at FAT and at site as applicable:
- Performance curve plot per HI 14.6 with NPSHr line
- Hydrostatic test certificate
- Vibration test certificate per HI 9.6.4
- Bearing temperature test log
- Coupling alignment record
- Cross-section drawing with bill of materials
- General arrangement drawing with critical dimensions
- Installation, operation, and maintenance manual in Portuguese
- Spare-parts list, 5-year recommendation
- Acceptance test report (FAT)
- Acceptance test report (field, where supplied as turnkey)
- All certificates from INMETRO-recognized laboratories
- Operator training, minimum 1 day, in Portuguese
4. Evaluation criteria and weights
The buyer will evaluate bids on the following weighted criteria:
| Criterion | Weight |
|---|---|
| Lifecycle energy cost (TCO over 15 years) | _____% |
| Spare-parts lead time and local stock | _____% |
| CAPEX | _____% |
| References at similar duty and industry | _____% |
| Documentation completeness | _____% |
| Warranty terms | _____% |
| Compliance / certifications | _____% |
[See evaluation matrix template for scoring methodology]
5. Bid format
Bidder shall organize the bid in the following sections, in PDF format:
- Cover letter and commercial summary
- Technical proposal — section-by-section response to §2
- Compliance matrix — line-by-line response to §3 and §2.6
- References — minimum 3, with permission to contact
- Schedule — Gantt or list with order, manufacturing, FAT, ship, commissioning milestones
- Pricing breakdown
- Drawings — preliminary GA, cross-section
- Annexes
6. Communication
All technical clarifications shall be submitted in writing to: [BUYER PROCUREMENT EMAIL] with copy to [BUYER ENGINEERING EMAIL]
Verbal clarifications are not binding. Vendor responses to clarifications will be circulated to all bidders.
7. Confidentiality
This RFQ contains proprietary information. Bidders agree not to disclose, share, or use for any purpose other than preparing and submitting a bid.
End of RFQ template. Adapt freely.