Provision of Portable Devices to Measure Sulphur Content in Marine Fuels

Item Description:

The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) is planning to award the public contract referred to above. The procurement documents consist of the Invitation, the Tender Specifications with its appendix(es), and the draft contract. All documents are available in the enclosed ZIP File.

Objective, of the contract

EMSA is seeking the Provision of portable devices to measure sulphur content in marine fuels and verify the compliance with the requirements of Regulation 14 of MARPOL Annex VI to the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Turkey in order to enable it to carry out preliminary verifications on the quality of fuels carried on board of national and foreign vessels.

The overall aim of this procurement procedure is to conclude a single Framework Contract for Supplies for the purchase of maximum 20 (twenty) portable devices to measure sulphur content in marine fuels.

Detailed description of the analysers to be provided (minimum requirements)

The portable devices (also referred to as analysers) to measure sulphur content in marine fuels to be provided shall use the energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) spectrometry method for the analysis of sulphur.

The analysers shall comply with the following standards:

• ASTM D4294 Standard Test Method for Sulphur in Petroleum and Petroleum Products by EDXRF Spectrometry in its up-to date version and
• ISO 8754 Petroleum Products – Determination of Sulphur Content – EDXRF up-to date version.

Compliance shall be demonstrated by the tenderers with a technical document (such as a study or analyses) through which it is detailed that the parameters set up by the two afore-mentioned standards are met by the proposed analysers. The analysers shall be equipped as a minimum with:

• Graphical user interface
• Rechargeable Lithium battery(ies)
• A Unit for recharging the battery(ies)
• A USB port for transferring data to personal computer through USB flash driver
• CD, USB flash driver or other electronic support with calibration data
• Certificate of calibration
• Quick start guide and user guide
• Standard deviation table
• Maintenance schedule
• Working condition in temperature range: from 5 to 40 °C

The analyser shall be portable to be carried on board ships using one hand and shall weigh less than 10 kg. The lightness of the analyser, below this maximum, will be assessed under quality criterion 1 and taken into account for award.

The minimum average battery run time is 6 hours. Any run time beyond this minimum duration will be assessed under quality criterion 2 and taken into account for award.

The analysis time shall be not more than 300 seconds.

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