The agency is announcing an upcoming solicitation. Watch for the actual RFP/RFQ to be posted later.
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases needs a small business to provide a Whole Body Composition Analyzer for mouse research.
Key Details
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases needs a Whole Body Composition Analyzer to measure fat mass, lean mass, and body water in live mice. The instrument must provide rapid, non-invasive measurements in conscious animals without anesthesia, ensuring accurate and reproducible data. It will be shared across multiple laboratories and is required to support ongoing research in obesity, diabetes, and related metabolic disorders. The following product features/characteristics are required:
- Rapid scan time (~1-2 minutes per mouse)
- No anesthesia requirement
- High precision and reproducibility for fat and lean mass
- Non-invasive, longitudinal measurement capability
- Minimal operator variability
- Validated performance in peer-reviewed metabolic research
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?
Bid by 2026-06-09T13:00:00.000Z via SAM.gov.
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.