ATTACHMENT 5_ Technical Requirements for NaDCC.pdf

ATTACHMENT 5: Technical Requirements for NaDCC

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:

Requirement Requirement description General NaDCC (Troclosene Sodium) for treatment of Household Water Supply. Includes instructions for use in the

English language.

Please specify the manufacturer(s) and manufacturing location(s) of all the NaDCC that you are offering, including whether or not you are able to supply 100% US manufactured NaDCC.

Product offered must be certified NSF 60, meet WHO performance criteria and have been evaluated by WHO.

Size/Treatment 33mg NaDCC (10,000 tablets per box) 67mg NaDCC (16,000 tablets per box) 8.68g NaDCC (6 tubs per box)

Materials Pharmaceutical grade and Food grade materials. Must not contain any industrial grade material. Must include relevant documents such as material data sheets, certificates of analysis, independent third party laboratory test results, quality certificates, etc. that should be from within the past 3 years.

Features (Log Reduction) within 30 Minutes:

Minimum reduction within 30 minutes in non-turbid water:

• Bacteria: 6 log reduction

• Viruses: 4 log reduction

• Cysts (Giardia): 3 log reduction Must include relevant documents such as material data sheets, certificates of analysis, independent third party laboratory test results, quality certificates, etc. that should be from within the past 3 years.

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Requirement Requirement description Shelf Life & Batch # Shelf life to be listed as 5 years with minimum 4 years remaining at time of delivery.

It is required that the following is indicated on outer packaging:

Batch no.:

Manufacturing date:

Expiry date:

Manufactured by:

It is preferred that expiration date is also on each multi-tablet or blister package.

Quality/Safety Standards

Must be approved by and meet the standards of:

• American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard 60 as certified by the National Sanitation Foundation

(NSF).

• US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for routine treatment of drinking water

• European Standards for drinking water (EN12931: 2000)

• World Health Organization (WHO)/ The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) specifications for drinking water.

Preferred: stock rotation option

Contractors are not required to produce and store commodities in anticipation of an order. As a preferred option, please indicate whether you are able to offer a no-cost stock guarantee that replaces any unused stock every 2.5 years with fresh 5 year shelf-life stock.

b. Packaging/Dimensions:

Packaging - General To be packed as dimensions below:

- 33mg NaDCC (10,000 tablets/box), 96 boxes/pallet, weight 168kgs

- 67mg NaDCC (16,000 tablets/box), 28 boxes/pallet, weight 185kgs

- 8.68g NaDCC (6 tubs/box), 96 boxes/pallet, weight 687kgs

Packaging - Type As needed to meet pallet dimensions. See Attachment 6 Preferred criteria for Environmental Sustainability measures.

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

Packaging - Strength To withstand 3m high stacking, and 10 handlings.

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

Packaging - Palletization

Preferably the sealed cartons will be placed on standard four-way 48” x 40” (122cm x 102cm) 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 (if requested) must be done in accordance with USAID Branding Instructions https://www.usaid.gov/branding

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.

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