Start with a practical action
This checklist is organizational guidance from Radar. Check applicable requirements in the relevant family, portal and tender documents.
- 1
List concrete deliverables
Describe the products, materials, applications and services you actually offer. Avoid relying only on broad terms such as maintenance or trade.
- 2
Compare descriptions
Research families and check whether their descriptions match your supply scope. Record candidate codes and any differences.
- 3
Check requirements
Read the requirements for the intended family and record what you can substantiate or need to clarify before choosing.
In the official definition, a family is a group of similar goods that, because of their size, manufacturing process and technology, are manufactured and/or marketed together. In practice, it is the code that says ‘my company supplies this’.
The most important registration choice
The family determines whether your registration is Corporate or Simplified — and therefore which criteria you must prove. Choosing incorrectly changes the entire process. Remember: identification details cannot be changed after confirmation.
How families are segmented
| Segment | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| Yellow Pages (PGAM) | Lower-criticality items |
| Operational (OPER) | Items used in day-to-day operations |
| Critical (CRIT) | Higher-criticality items |
| Strategic (ESTR) | Items strategic to the company |
The types are Goods, Services and LCF (Contractual Supplier List — restricted to direct manufacturers of critical and supercritical equipment).
Official source: Petronect — Supply Lists (Families) (Portuguese)There is no official list publishing the total number of families
You will see websites claiming ‘there are X families’. We found no Petrobras document publishing that total — the lists can be consulted on the portal by type. We prefer not to invent a number.