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P-Line Water Bottle Automation

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Updated May 29, 2026 · 20:22 UTC
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This is a Presolicitation notice.

The agency is announcing an upcoming solicitation. Watch for the actual RFP/RFQ to be posted later.

The National Institutes of Health needs a small business to install a second P-Line HMI controller for water bottle automation in a vivarium.

Key Details

  • What exactly do they need? The NIH needs a small business to install a second P-Line HMI controller on the clean side of the cagewash in the vivarium to efficiently operate the P-Line water bottle automation machine. This will allow cagewash staff to monitor, control, manage, and troubleshoot the machine from the clean side, reducing PPE use, equipment downtime, and time spent traveling to the dirty-side controller.
  • What's the contract structure and timeline? The notice doesn't say.
  • How will they pick the winner? The notice doesn't say.
  • When and how do you bid? The notice doesn't say.

Who can apply

  • Any certified small business may apply.

If you're interested, do this first

  • Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov

Primary point of contact

Name
John Burton
Email
burtonjo@mail.nih.gov

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