RFI: Portable food monitor for radioactivity measurements (for field use)

This EU prior information notice is not a procurement notice or an invitation to tender, but rather a market survey and a request for information (hereinafter "RFI"). The publication of the prior information notice does not initiate a bidding competition. A procurement notice and an invitation to tender may be published later. The publication of the RFI does not obligate the contracting entity to carry out the actual procurement. Responding to the RFI is not a requirement for participation in any potential future bidding competition. As part of the RescEU project, the National Emergency Supply Agency (hereinafter "NESA") is preparing the procurement of food monitors (one type of monitor) that are used to determine the radioactivity of samples taken from food contaminated in the target area after a nuclear/radiation accident. Estimated amount: 50 instruments. The main instrument specifications include: Preliminary device functions and requirements - Nuclides to be measured (at least): I-131, Cs-134, Cs-137 - Possibility to measure solid and liquid samples - Sample size ≤1 liter - The sample must be able to be measured without pretreatment. - Can be moved by human power. - The radiation shield must also be human maneuverable. - Impact resistant - Temperature resistant -20 °C to +40 °C - Protection from external contamination in case the device must be used in a contaminated area. - Possibility of data storage and transfer - Possibility of background measurement and reduction - Training material for the device Please be prepared to answer also to these questions by 14th of June if possible. Questions for the supplier candidate: - How is the monitor calibrated? - What is the device's setup time to operating condition? - What is the largest and smallest measurable activity? - What is the determination limit for Cs-137 in 1 min, 10 min and 1 h measurement? - How does the device react to "too much" activity? - What Cs-137 concentration can be reached in a certain time? What concentration can be reached in 5 minutes? How about in 15 minutes? - What is the device's internal error? - What kind of sample containers can be measured? - What kind of sample containers come with the device and where can you get them? - Can you provide equipment training? - What data format does the device store? NESA requests potential suppliers to contact in English or Finnish language via email to kalle-pekka.lehti@nesa.fi and to give more information about the product no later than 14th of June 2024 at 17:00 PM (UTC +2).