Portable Drinking Water Packaging System

Defence Forces Ireland

Portable Drinking Water Packaging System General Description.
The Portable Drinking Water Packaging System must be capable of filling tubular bags of different sizes with water.
The system should allow for the addition of chlorine in order to make it possible to store the packaged water for at least 20 days under field conditions with direct influence of ambient conditions.
The equipment should be mounted on a pallet for easy movement by forklift or equivalent.
The construction and assembly of the entire system must be as compact and lightweight as possible.
The system should be capable of filling over 1 000 bags of 0,25 litres per hour.
The system must be able to fill bags of different quantities of water from 0,25 l up to 1,0 l.
The system must be able to change between bag volumes without any structural modifications.
The system should only require one person for safe operation.
The system must disinfect the bags prior to sealing.
A central control unit should monitor and control the filling process.
The system must be capable of stamping best-before-date and batch no. on the bags as they are filled.
The system must be fully automatic by means of built-in control unit.
The maximum amount of power required to operate the system must not exceed 20 kw.
An optical or acoustic alarm should indicate any malfunctions or deviations from the norm.
The system may have its own power generator or be powered by external source.
The system may be new or less than 3 years old and under 300 operational hours.
Spare Parts/Accessories:
All associated consumables for the bagging of 500 000 litres of water in various quantities from 0,25 l to 1,0 l should be identified and quoted for.
Any items such as consumables that have a time expiration date should be highlighted; this will incorporated in Ultimate Costs.
Certification:
All standards and certification of the Portable Drinking Water Packaging System claimed must be provided.
Manuals and Training.
Provide for a system user training and customer support package. Training must be for a minimum of six students at a Defence Force Facility.
Provide for appropriate system technician training and technical maintenance support package as required.
User and Technician manuals must be supported in both Hard and Soft copy (2) for each system.
Spare Parts Package.
Suppliers to quote for recommended two (2) year spare parts and repair package to sustain and maintain systems as required. Proposal should include all repair guidelines and necessary routine maintenance. Details of necessary factory maintenance and certification are required. System will bag 1 000 000 litres of water in 2 year period.
Warranty.
Details of Warranty must be supplied with submission.
Health and Safety and Statutory Safety Provisions.
Compliance: Supplier is to provide certification that all products, materials, services and training comply with Irish Statutory Health and Safety Provisions and SOLAS.
Documentation and Safety Data Sheets: Supplier is to provide Material Safety data Sheets and relevant technical and training manuals and all other documentation relevant to safe carriage, storage, use and disposal of all items supplied.
Statement of End of Life Costs: The supplier is to include a statement regarding any costs or other considerations associated with its use, storage, maintenance and end of life disposal of the items.
Hazards associated with use and Storage: Supplier will issue a statement of all hazards associated with the use, storage, maintenance and end of life disposal of the items.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-11-21. The procurement was published on 2012-10-05.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2012-10-05 Contract notice