ATTACHMENT 3_ Technical Requirements for Kitchen Sets.pdf

ATTACHMENT 3: Technical Requirements for Kitchen sets

If you are offering a product, packaging, printing etc specification with any modifications to BHA Requirements, clearly state/highlight/mark the modifications in your offer, against the original BHA Requirement. For any of the preferred environmentally sustainable criteria listed in the specifications below (in green), please state whether you are able to meet those preferred criteria as well, whether technical, packaging, or branding/marking. Note: there are environmentally sustainable criteria listed below that are required; these are not highlighted in green and will be stated as a specification that offerors must or will adhere to, or that it is a requirement.

a. Technical Requirements:

Each Kitchen Set must contain each of the items listed below.

All items 1-13 must be stainless steel per Stainless Steel Material Specifications listed below.

Item Specification Unit Qty

COOKING

POT, 7L

Material:

Stainless steel required.

● Capacity: 7 liters minimum total inner volume

● Diameter: min: 27cm max: 28cm (internal)

● Thickness: Stainless steel min 0.8 mm in the center of the bottom and minimum 0.6mm at 20 mm from the top of the wall

● Handles: 2 handles, attached with strong leakage-proof rivets or welded, bent up to allow a hanging bar to pass through. Handles to resist to 20kg load in the normal usage position.

● Lid: see ‘fry-pan’

● Edges: No sharp edges, food grade surface finish Ra≤0.8 micrometer

Pc 1

FRYING PAN,

2.5L, used as lid for the 7L cooking pot Material:

Stainless steel required.

● Capacity: 2.5 liters minimum total inner volume

● Diameter: adaptable as a lid for the 7 liter cooking pot

● Handle: 1 detachable handle 220mm +/-10mm. Handle to resist up to 10kg vertical load measured at 15cm distance from the inside of the pan.

● Thickness: Stainless steel min 0.8mm in the center of the pan

● Finish: No sharp edges, food grade surface finish Ra≤0.8 micrometer

Pc 1

COOKING

POT, 5L, with lid Material:

Stainless steel required.

● Capacity: 5 liters minimum total inner volume

● Diameter: min: 22cm max: 24cm (internal)

● Thickness: Stainless steel min 0.8mm

● Handles: 2 Stainless steel handles, attached with strong rivets, bent up to allow a hanging bar to pass through. Handles to resist up to 16kg load in the normal usage position

● Lid: Stainless steel min 0.6mm thick with strong durable handle/knob that resist to minimum 2kg traction

Pc 1

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Item Specification Unit Qty

● Finish: No sharp edges, food grade surface finish Ra≤0.8 micrometer

BOWL, 1L

Material:

Stainless steel required.

● Capacity: min 1 liter

● Material: Stainless steel, as per below material specifications

● Height: 5cm to 7cm

● Thickness: Stainless steel min 0.5mm in the center of the bottom

● Finish: No sharp edges, food grade surface finish Ra≤0.8 micrometer

Pc 5

PLATE, 0.75L

Material:

Stainless steel required.

● Capacity: min 0.75 liter

● Thickness: Stainless steel min 0.5mm in the center of the bottom

● Diameter: 24cm to 25cm (must be adapted to the size of the cooking pot to be packed inside)

● Finish: no sharp edges, food grade surface finish Ra≤0.8 micrometer

Pc 5

CUP, 0.3L

Material:

Stainless steel required.

● Capacity: min 0.3 liters

● Thickness: Stainless steel min 0.5mm in the bottom and 0.4mm at 20mm from the top of the wall

● Handle: Strongly attached with leak-proof rivets or welded. Handle to resist up to 1kg pulling.

● Finish: No sharp edges, food grade surface finish Ra≤0.8 micrometer.

Pc 5

SPOON, table, 10ml Material:

Stainless steel required.

● Capacity: min 10ml

● Resistance: Must not bend to a weight of 2kg, applied at the extremity of its scoop when clamped horizontally at its middle.

● Length: min 17cm

● Thickness: Min 1mm at the center of the scoop

● Finish: No sharp edges, food grade surface finish Ra≤0.8 micrometer

Pc 5

FORK, table, 17cm Material:

Stainless steel required.

● Material: One piece stainless steel, solid, as per below material specifications

● Resistance: Must not bend to a weight of 2kg, applied at the extremity of its scoop when clamped horizontally at its middle

● Length: min 17cm

● Thickness: Min 1.5mm at the back of the tines

● Finish: No sharp edges, food grade surface finish Ra≤0.8 micrometer

Pc 5

KNIFE, table, 17cm Material:

Stainless steel required.

● Material: One-piece stainless steel, solid, as per below material specifications

● Resistance: Must resist a weight of 4kg, applied at the middle of the item

● Length: min 17cm

● Thickness: Back of the blade: 1mm, Handle: 1.5mm

● Finish: No sharp edges apart from the cutting edge, rounded at the end and blunt end, food grade surface finish Ra≤0.8 micrometer

Pc 5

10 KNIFE, kitchen, 15cm

● Material: Stainless steel blade. Wood or long-lasting plastic handles with triple rivet.

● Resistance: Must resist a weight of 4kg, applied at the middle of the item Pc 1

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Item Specification Unit Qty Material:

Stainless steel required.

● Thickness: Blade min 1.5mm, measured at the middle of the blade

● Length: Min. 15cm usable blade

● Finish: No sharp edges apart from one cutting edge, rounded at the end, food grade surface finish. Ra≤0.8micrometer for the blade.

SERVING

SPOON, 35ml Material:

Stainless steel required.

● Resistance: Must resist a weight of 4kg, applied at the middle of the item

● Capacity: min. 35ml

● Thickness: min 1mm in the center of the scoop

● Length: 30cm

● EdgesFinish: No sharp edges, food grade surface finish

Pc 2

SERVING

LADLE, 100ml Material:

Stainless steel required.

● Resistance: Must resist a weight of 4kg, applied at the middle of the item

● Capacity: min 100ml minimum

● Thickness: min 1mm in the center of the scoop

● Length: 30cm

● Handle: Securely welded, or in one piece. Handle to resist 1kg pulling if in two pieces

● Finish: No sharp edges, food grade surface finish Ra≤0.8 micrometer

Pc 1

SCOURING

PAD

Material:

Stainless steel required.

● Material: stainless steel wire scouring pad, 20g minimum Pc 1

Material Specifications:

Stainless steel

● For the tableware (plates, cups, bowls, forks, spoons and knives):

○ 200 series stainless steel of the appropriate grades for tableware items, or

○ ISO type 1.4016 (American grade 430), or

○ ISO type 1.4301 (American grade 304).

● For the cookware (cooking pots and pan):

○ 200 series stainless steels of the appropriate grades for cookware items, or

○ ISO type 1.4016 (American grade 430), or

○ ISO type 1.4301 (American grade 304).

● Food grade to be certified in conformity with EU regulations 1935/2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.

● The steel manufacturers must be ISSF members. Applicable standard as per publication EN 10088-1.

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● All the steel grades used for manufacturing the tableware and the cookware items must be officially recommended by the steel manufacturer for such application.

● The Kitchen Set supplier will make available all the documents showing the origin of the steel, the steel manufacturer recommendations, and the appropriate control of the grade and the quality.

● Stainless Steel Acceptability limits: Minimum chromium content 16 %. Possible added elements: Ta, Nb, Zr, Mo, Ti, Al, Cu with the following maximum contents:

○ 1 p 100 for Ta, Nb, Zr

○ 4 p 100 for Mo, Ti, Al, Cu

● The manufacturer of the kitchen set ensures that if the raw material used radioactive content it must be below the values provided in tables 1 and 2 of the IAEA Safety Standards Series Safety Guide No RS -6-1-7 “APPLICATION OF THE CONCEPTS OF EXCLUSION, EXEMPTION AND CLEARANCE”. The supplier certifies that the items manufactured were checked for radiation prior to shipment and were found free from radioactivity. A certificate will have to be issued by the supplier.

● Recycled stainless steel is preferred. If offeror can provide recycled stainless steel, please specify the % recycled content. Please also specify whether there are any modifications to the quality standards listed above due to the recycled stainless steel.

Design / Finish:

● All components must be washed and polished, not contain any residuals or dust, and must be clean.

● Manufacturers and suppliers are invited to provide items with designs that improve the performance of the material, considering different types of design bends/veins on the pots, lids, bowls, plates, spoons, forks, knives and cups.

● The polishing level should ensure minimum requirement for food contact, to reduce the microparticles emission. Offeror to specify the micron of polishing.

Warranty:

● It is expected that the kitchen set will last at a minimum of 2 years while used and have a shelf life of 10 years. Material is reusable and recyclable. The kitchen set can be repaired in small workshops.

b. Packaging/Dimensions:

General:

Individual Kitchen Set items must be packed as one (1) full set, in one (1) carton, in the smallest volume possible and minimizing empty space inside the carton.

The cartons must be unbleached (brown, not white) and unlaminated, preferably recycled. Cartons will then be packed on pallets. Individual plastic packaging of items should be eliminated; craft paper wrapping can be used if necessary.

Additional cartons may be requested to be packed with each pallet, per Call Order; they may or may not be branded/labeled.

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The primary and secondary packages must be sized in order to protect the goods, avoiding empty space inside the packages, and avoiding empty spaces between boxes on pallets, allowing palletization on pallets of 0.8m x 1.2m without exceeding the size of the pallet. Avoid any unnecessary sub-packaging, especially the single use plastic foils or bags. When sub-packaging is necessary, prefer 100% degradable materials such as paper or cardboard or starch based plastics.

Type: 1 carton box, outer dimensions L 30 x W 30 x H 20 cm +/- 2%. Height dimension are adjusted to parcel content.

Material: Double-corrugated, 5 ply, export quality cardboard, unbleached (brown, not white), unlaminated, preferably recycled.

Strength:

To withstand 6m high stacking and 10 handlings. The final package should resist without any damage to a weight or a pressure of 120kg applied on a strong rigid board on top of the box.

The sealed box with its content must withstand the equivalent weight of a pile of the same box at the foreseen height.

The equivalent weight is placed for 12h on a wood board on the box. The wood board size exceeds the box size by at least 20mm on each side. The box is placed on a standard pallet, in a corner. When the specific pile height is unknown, the standard height is 4m.

Seal: Tape on every joint of the carton. Preference for paper tape 50mm reinforced water activated paper tape.

Palletization:

The 60 sealed cartons must be loaded on a four-way 122cm x 92cm EU compliant and full oak heat-treated wooden pallet fumigated as per ISPM 15 standards. The palletized cartons require reinforced angle protecting cardboard corners.

Pallets must be shrink-wrapped and secured with cross-banding–4 bands in both directions--to secure the cartons to the pallets without damaging or warping the cartons. Pallets must have bottom reinforcement for the stringers. No opaque stretch wrap is to be used; clear stretch wrap is required. Bio-based (PBAT) or compostable stretch wrap and bio-based straps are preferred. The palletized goods must not exceed the length and width of the pallet.

c. Marking and Branding

Printing – General:

All printing on all surfaces must be indelible or of a non-smudge nature. Durable eco-friendly ink is preferred for all printing. All logo printing must be done in accordance with USAID Branding Instructions https://www.usaid.gov/branding

Branding - Carton:

Print on two opposite sides of the carton the USAID Logo in conformity with USAID Branding Specifications:

Vertical logo, in either black or full color, to be confirmed at the time of order. Please see the following web-link for USAID Branding instructions : https://www.usaid.gov/branding

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Marking – Carton:

The Contents List of the Kitchen Set must be printed in black on two opposite sides of the carton (the two opposite sides that do not contain the USAID logo). Below is a sample Contents List which must be approved by USAID/BHA before production:

Kitchen Set – Family (KSxx-60X) - (Enter contract/PO Number) All items 1-13 in the set are stainless steel.

1 1 x COOKING POT, 7L, with lid/frying pan 2 1 x FRYING PAN, 2.5L, used as lid for the 7L cooking pot 3 1 x COOKING POT, 5L, with lid 4 5 x BOWL, 1L 5 5 x PLATE, 0.75L 6 5 x CUP, 0.3L 7 5 x SPOON, table, 10ml 8 5 x FORK, table, 17cm 9 5 x KNIFE, table, 17cm 10 1 x KNIFE, kitchen, 15cm stainless steel blade 11 2 x SPOONS, SERVING 35ml 12 1 x LADLE, SERVING 100ml 13 1 x SCOURING PAD

Marking – Pallet:

Each packed pallet shall have 4 labels printed in black ink (approximately A4 size paper, preferably recycled, printing paper ~ 80gsm), placed in the upper right corner of the pallet and in between the straps. Final label text will be available following the award. Sample label is available upon request.

Manufacturer marking:

Offerors should state whether they’re able to include the following data with each product, whether printed on the product, or as a label or packing slip, or other options that the offerors can provide. This marking may be requested on a case-by-case basis.

● manufacturer’s name

● date of manufacturing

● unique reference batch number

● material composition (type of material(s)) and the ratio of each material in the product

● certified sustainability claim/eco-labelling

● information related to the reuse/recyclability of the item

● QR code

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No company logo should be included with the manufacturer’s marking. A sustainability claim can be added, but it must be proven accurate.

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