81278527-Quality Assurance Level 2 (QAL2) Test

GIZ is seeking for external support from a contractor with relevant expertise and certification for conducting up to 20 Quality Assurance Level 2 (QAL2) tests. These QAL2 tests will be conducted on automated monitoring systems (AMS) used for measuring N2O emissions in different nitric acid production facilities in selected countries under the framework of the Nitric Acid Climate Action Group (NACAG) initiative. Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a highly potent greenhouse gas, with a global warming potential 265 times that of carbon dioxide (CO2). One major source of N2O emissions is the manufacture of nitric acid, which is mainly used for producing nitrogen-based fertiliser. In a new drive to realise this mitigation potential, the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) launched during the 21st COP in Paris the Nitric Acid Climate Action Group (NACAG) Initiative. The NACAG initiative aims to achieve abatement of N2O emissions from nitric acid production at a global level by incentivising the installation of appropriate abatement technologies in all nitric acid production plants worldwide. GIZ has been assigned to implement the NACAG Secretariat, steering the initiative"s operations and coordinating the support for governments and plant operators. NACAG makes financial support available for the installation of abatement and monitoring technology of N2O emissions in countries and nitric acid plants that are eligible. It is the task of NACAG Secretariat to ensure, among others, the effectiveness of the mitigation technology to be installed in the plants and therefore state-of-the-art technology will be installed in each and every plant participating in NACAG. In order to ensure that the installed monitoring systems have been correctly installed and provide precise and reliable monitoring data, a QAL2 test following international standards will be performed.