Start with the fluid, flow, head, temperature, suction and operating duty. Define the application standard, materials, sealing and acceptance tests, with clear documents and pass criteria. The Petrobras CRC (formerly CRCC) relates to Petrobras supplier registration; it is not a universal public-tender requirement. Product quality evidence and supplier technical qualification have distinct scopes. Each requirement must be assessed against the applicable regime and tender, with the purchaser’s legal review.
At a glance
- The Petrobras CRC (formerly CRCC) is Petrobras supplier registration, not a universal public-tender requirement.
- Define the applicable service standard and edition; API 610 and ASME B73.1 have distinct scopes.
- G2.5 refers to rotor balance quality; it does not guarantee an installed-pump vibration limit.
- Product quality evidence (Article 42 of Law 14.133/2021) and supplier technical qualification (Article 67) serve different purposes; according to TCU, requiring product quality certificates as a qualification condition breaches the law.
- Request the offered configuration’s curve, drawing and test reports, with defined acceptance criteria.
1. Petrobras registration: scope and validity
Petrobras’s supplier channel describes the CRC registration certificate, which can be full or partial according to approved criteria for the relevant family. Check the actual document, families, criteria and validity.
Petrobras registration and qualification in another procurement serve different purposes. The contracting body must assess requirements against object, legal regime and stage. Registration does not automatically prove every technical capability or make every requirement non-discriminatory.
FB Bombas presents Petrobras registration among its commercial credentials. Request the current certificate and check its scope for the intended supply. Do not infer current validity, families or contract history from an institutional mention alone.
2. API 610 vs ASME B73.1 — when to use each
API 610 concerns centrifugal pumps for petroleum, petrochemical and natural-gas industries. Identify edition and configuration requirements. Detail tests, materials, bearings and documents in the order; do not assume every category requires the same test package.
ASME B73.1 covers horizontal end-suction chemical-process pumps. Do not confuse its classification with API configuration codes. The FBCN manual declares mechanical construction to B73.1; verify dimensional interchangeability from drawings.
Select standards from duty requirements rather than an automatic industry-sector table. Pressure, temperature, liquids, materials, sealing and acceptance must be compatible. For FBCN, manual MTEC-03/00 (p. 1) states that the external dimensions generally follow ISO 2858 and that the pump mechanically follows ASME B73.1; neither reference replaces checking the proposed configuration’s dimensions on the drawing.
3. Testing, acceptance criteria and balancing
Specify standard, acceptance class or grade, test points, instruments, uncertainty and reference conditions. Laboratory accreditation and performance reports are distinct evidence. Do not assign FB’s test bench accreditation or fixed ±3% or ±0.5 m tolerances without scope documentation.
FB Bombas has its own test bench. Define tests, delivered reports and any buyer witnessing in the proposal. Laboratory, witnessing and evidence requirements need justification within the procurement process; they are not automatically appropriate for every tender.
ISO 21940-11 addresses balancing procedures and unbalance tolerances for rigid-behaviour rotors. The report should identify the rotor and acceptance criterion. Balance grade G2.5 must not be presented as a guarantee that installed pump vibration remains below 2.5 mm/s; assembly vibration requires its own assessment.
4. Documents to define in the supply scope
List documents needed for the scope: datasheet, configuration curve and drawing, identified materials, specified test reports, operation and parts information. Define content, responsibility, delivery and acceptance for each. Tailor the list to the contract without universal test pressure, duration or two-year spares requirements.
When witnessed inspection, nondestructive testing or material certificates are required, identify component, method, standard, extent and responsibility. Do not treat PT, RT or FAT as one mandatory package for refining, water and fire service. Evidence must match configuration and contract.
5. Product quality evidence and technical qualification
In the specification, keep the evidence required for the delivered equipment — performance curve, dimensional drawing, identified materials and reports of the specified tests — separate from the supplier’s qualification documents. The first describes the pump offered; the second, the capability of the supplier. Place each requirement under the tender item it belongs to.
TCU addresses the two topics in separate guidance.
Its Prova de qualidade page discusses Article 42 of Law 14.133/2021: the quality of a product offered as similar to a brand indicated in the tender may be proven by showing that the product meets the technical standards set by the competent official bodies, by ABNT or by another Inmetro-accredited entity; by a statement of satisfactory performance issued by another public body or entity of equivalent or higher federative level that purchased the product; or by a certification, certificate, laboratory report or similar document that allows the quality and conformity of the product or of its manufacturing process to be assessed, issued by a competent official institution or an accredited entity.
Paragraph 1 allows the tender to require, as a condition for accepting the proposal, product quality certification by a Conmetro-accredited institution.
In its Habilitação Técnica guidance, whose list of documents is set by Article 67, TCU records Ruling 1065/2024-Plenary: requiring, as a qualification condition, quality certificates for the tendered products issued by accredited certification bodies breaches Law 14.133/2021. Review the object, purpose, stage and legal regime with the purchaser’s legal team.
Ask FB Bombas for the technical documents of the supply — performance curve, dimensional drawing and reports of the contracted tests — and, where the tender requires it, the current Petrobras CRC so its scope can be checked. Participation depends on the tender requirements and the purchaser’s assessment.
6. Other anti-patterns to avoid in the tender
Article 41 of Law 14.133/2021 provides exceptional, justified cases for indicating a brand or model. Commercial preference is not a technical requirement. References, equivalence and participation conditions must follow the applicable regime; state-owned company contracts may follow separate legislation under Article 1, paragraph 1.
If a tender requires conformity statements or certificates, identify standard, edition, scope, issuer and accepted evidence. ASME B73.1 and ISO 2858 are distinct standards with their own scopes. The FBCN manual states that the external dimensions generally follow ISO 2858 and that the pump mechanically follows ASME B73.1; compare drawings for dimensions and interfaces.
Describe the test method, sample, location, responsible party and pass criteria. Avoid generic requests that leave acceptance to a later subjective decision. TCU’s Amostra e prova de conceito guidance addresses this need for clarity. Experience and certification requirements must be assessed for the object and procurement stage.
7. Technical wording template for the tender
Adaptable technical scope: supply a pump for the specified fluid and duty point; state applicable standard and edition, materials, sealing and operating limits; provide dimensional drawing and performance curve; carry out agreed tests against documented acceptance criteria; deliver reports listed in the order. The legal team should separately define qualification requirements and the tender’s legal framework.
Send duty data and technical requirements to FB Bombas for supply assessment. Confirm included documents and services in the proposal. Legal tender definition remains with the contracting body. Contact comercial@fbbombas.com.br or WhatsApp +55 11 97287-4837.