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The National Institutes of Health needs a small business to install a second controller on a water bottle automation machine for efficient management and troubleshooting.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need?
The NIH needs a second controller installed on a Tecniplast P-Line water bottle automation machine to allow cagewash staff to monitor, control, manage, and troubleshoot the machine from the clean side of the cagewash operation without requiring routine movement to the dirty side.
- What's the contract structure and timeline?
The contract will be a firm-fixed-price contract with a period of performance of 3.5 months from the date of award, estimated to occur from July 1, 2026, through October 15, 2026.
- How will they pick the winner?
The evaluation basis is not specified in the notice.
- When and how do you bid?
Submit your proposal by June 22, 2026, 1:00 PM ET via SAM.gov.
Routine commodity buy — low-effort bid, modest payoff.
Who can apply
- Must be a certified small business
- Has experience with automation and control systems
- Has done work for the National Institutes of Health before
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov
- Write a 1-page summary of similar work you've done before
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the site visit