Identity locked
Write chemical name, CAS 7697-37-2 if that is the intended identity, requested concentration and grade. If you will accept more than one concentration, list them as separate options. Molecular weight of HNO3 does not replace assay.
RFQ PLANNER · DOCUMENT HERO
Nitric acid supplier questions to close before outreach
Use this planner when the next step is talking to a nitric acid supplier rather than browsing catalog labels. The layout reuses a document-hero structure, but every field is a purchase decision. No carbon, net-zero, circular-economy or for-generations claim is made here. Bulk Nitric Acid Sourcing remains an independent sourcing partner and does not present itself as the supplying factory.
Planner checkpoints before a nitric acid supplier RFQ leaves the building
Documents named
List SDS, TDS, CoA analytes, and any TSCA or transport statement you will require. Mark each as required, optional or not applicable so a factory is not guessing which file closes the review.
Approvals named
Identify who inside your company signs specification, EHS and commercial release. A sourcing desk cannot stand in for those names. Sample pass/fail criteria stay with the named reviewer.
Progress you can actually track
- Specification draft complete / missing concentration or trace-metals limit
- Package and destination complete / UN class still SDS-pending
- Sample protocol written / laboratory owner unnamed
- Budget optional fields filled / left blank on purpose
These checkpoints are a buyer worksheet. They are not factory KPIs, audited environmental goals or proof that a nitric acid supplier already passed a visit. If a field is unknown, keep it unknown until a quoted lot exists.
Known limits of this planner
It cannot calculate landed duty, cannot classify dangerous goods, and cannot tell you whether a reagent narrative on a website applies to the bulk lot you will receive. Viscosity, solids content, particle size and active content belong to other chemical families; do not paste them here unless the quoted product is not nitric acid. Flash point, where listed on an SDS, is still not a substitute for concentration. Handling and mixing instructions are out of scope.
Questions to resolve with a nitric acid supplier
Who issues the CoA?
Ask whether the manufacturer, a toller or a third laboratory signs the certificate. A distributor reprint should cite the producing site for the offered lot.
What is the production-lot identity?
Request how the factory identifies batches and how long CoA values remain associated with that identity. Do not treat a typical TDS as a lot certificate.
How are alternatives proposed?
If the plant cannot make the concentration you asked for, it should quote the alternative separately with its own SDS and packaging, then wait for your approval.
What stays outside the quote?
On-site neutralization, worker training and local permit filings stay with destination-side professionals. The RFQ can ask for SDS and packing details only.
Request factory quotes with the planner attached in writing
Paste the locked identity, open document items and destination. We will use that text as the comparison basis, not as a claim that any nitric acid supplier is already selected. Return to the inquiry catalog if you still need a starting label.