Contents  1. INTRODUCTION  2. SCOPE OF THE TENDER  1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 2 2. SCOPE OF THE TENDER ............................................................................................................ 2 3. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS.................................................................................................. 3 4. OPTIONS ....................................................................................................................................... 7 5.  DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................................... 8 6.  PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT ................................................................................... 10 Stage 1a: Equipment engineering, manufacture and Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) ......................... 10 Stage 1b: Equipment delivery, installation, commissioniong and Site Acceptance Test (SAT).  Operator training. .................................................................................................................................. 10 Stage 2a: Preventive maintenance, calibration & stage 2b: Corrective maintenance............................ 10 Reporting............................................................................................................................................... 11 The Joint Research Centre (JRC) is one of the Directorates-General (DGs) of the European  Commission (EC), further referred to as “the Contracting Authority”. As the Commission's in-house science service, the Joint Research Centre's mission is to  provide EU policies with independent, evidence-based scientific and technical support  throughout the whole policy cycle. Working in close cooperation with policy Directorates- General, the JRC addresses key societal challenges while stimulating innovation through  developing new methods, tools and standards, and sharing its know-how with the Member  States, the scientific community and international partners. For more information, please visit  https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en .  The purpose of this call for tenders is the supply of one (1) low temperature water electrolysis  test station for use in the scientific laboratories of JRC Petten (Westerduinweg 3, NL-1755 LE  Petten) as specified in point 3 (hereinafter: the Equipment).  The Equipment is to be used to test water electrolyzer short stacks (up to 10 cells) of PEM  (polymer electrolyte membrane) and AEM (anion exchange membrane) type under varying  operation conditions. It is to be connected to the tap water supply, nitrogen purge gas,  compressed air and electricity from the grid of the building of the scientific laboratories. This  building is equipped with air ventilation and gas detectors connected to an alarm & safety  system to adequately response to potential hazards and emergencies.  2  TS-JRC/PTT/2021/CNP/0763 