Poland - Heat-exchange units and machinery for liquefying air or other gases - AP1000® Non-Safety Related 1" & 2" Manually Operated Globe and Check Valves, ASME B16.34 (Commodity Code PV32) for Poland AP1000® Project

Description: 1. Experienced suppliers capable of design, fabrication, procurement of materials, assembly, documentation, inspection, factory acceptance testing, packaging, quality assurance/quality controls, special tooling, Equipment Qualification (EQ), and fulfillment of all responsibilities defined in ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel (B&PV) Code, Section III, Class 3 for the AP1000 Safety Related Equipment (described above), must (i) contact (email and/or phone call) the Primary Westinghouse contact person identified in section 1 to express interest and request an AP1000 supplier qualification questionnaire, and (ii) upon receipt, complete the AP1000 supplier qualification questionnaire with sufficient detail for Westinghouse evaluation and return it via email to the Westinghouse contact person. 2. The qualification criteria shall include but is not necessarily limited to (i) demonstrated experience in furnishing similar scopes; (ii) meeting the quality requirements for such equipment in a nuclear power plant, including having a Westinghouse or NIAC audited nuclear quality program complying with NQA-1 and 10CFR50 Appendix B; (iii) certification of compliance with all applicable governmental policies, requirements, laws and regulations, applicable international treaties or agreements, and other regulatory requirements; (iv) financial standing (solvency) and (v) verification of capabilities as further described in the AP1000 supplier qualification questionnaire. 3. Upon evaluation of your response to the AP1000 supplier qualification questionnaire, Westinghouse will determine if your company meets or does not meet the qualification requirements. Submission of the AP1000 supplier qualification questionnaire does not automatically qualify your company to be supplier for the project. 4. Each qualified Supplier will be required to execute a Proprietary Information Agreement (PIA). Companies meeting the qualification criteria and who have executed the PIA will be invited to submit a proposal. 5. The Request for Proposal (RFP) document will be for a three (3) unit project. 6. The scope of work for the subject RFP will include: • Overall project management, planning, scheduling, and reporting. • Procurement of material. • Material receipt • Preparation of necessary manufacturing drawings and procedures (welding, cleaning, marking, coating, packaging, etc.), work packages (travelers), internal manufacturing and assembly procedures, quality and inspection plan(s), factory acceptance testing procedure, quality documentation packages, personnel and process qualifications, and handling/storage instructions. • Non-Destructive Examination (NDE) and other Testing and Qualification requirements as required by Design Specification. 7. The RFP document will require furnishing of a Parent Company Guarantee if the prequalified Supplier is an affiliate of Parent Company. 8. Proposal may be requested in EURO, PLN (Polish Zloty), and/or USD. Furthermore, the proposals may be requested in a combination of Fixed Price (not subject to any price adjustment) and Firm Price (subject to adjustment per mutually agreed upon indices). 9. The final supplier evaluation and selection criteria will include price, compliance with technical, quality, and commercial requirements, experience in furnishing similar equipment, past performance, and compliance with the terms and conditions of purchase. 10. Any companies that do not meet mandatory compliance requirements in section 3 will be excluded. 11. The procedure for companies to gain access to proprietary information, if required, will be subject to compliance with the executed PIA/NDA, Applicable Export Laws, Applicable Laws, and Applicable Safeguards Laws which will be included in the RFP document. 12. If a large number of companies express interest and submit a completed AP1000 Supplier Questionnaire, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to conduct a preliminary down-selection of companies that demonstrate the highest qualification, capacity, and capability to perform the required scope of work. 13. The Contracting Authority also reserves the right to exclude any of the following from this Competitive Bidding process: A. any economic operator that is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by an entity from a country not covered by the Government Procurement Agreement ("GPA") with the EU; or B. economic operators who rely in the Competitive bidding process on capacities of any entities from countries not covered by the GPA with the EU. All such decisions by the Contracting Authority are final and shall not be subject to complaint or dispute. 14. The Customer shall be responsible for monitoring of the Contractor’s compliance with the competitive procedure. Thus, the Contractor shall transmit any complaint received to the Customer. The Customer reserves the right to audit of the Contractor’s selection of subcontractors under the competitive procedure, in line with the requirements of the Prime Contract. 15. Materials and fabrication shall be to the rules of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section III for Class 3 components for the tube side and Section VIII for the shell side. These shell and tube heat exchangers are safety related; 10 CFR 21 “Reporting of Defects and Noncompliance” applies.