SAM #75N98026Q00483

Second HMI Controller and Installation for Tecniplast P-Line Water Bottle Automation Machine

NIH OLAO is seeking installation of a second HMI touch screen controller for a Tecniplast P-Line water bottle automation machine in the Building 35/35A vivarium. - Government Buyer: - National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations (OLAO), Department of Health and Human Services - OEM Highlight: - Tecniplast (manufacturer of the P-Line water bottle automation machine) - Products Requested: - P-Line HMI touch screen controller - Quantity: 1 - No specific part number provided - Services Requested: - Installation of the second HMI controller on the clean side of the cagewash - Notable Requirements: - Controller must be installed on the clean side of the cagewash in Building 35/35A vivarium - Purpose: Improve operational efficiency, reduce equipment downtime, minimize PPE usage, and enhance troubleshooting for animal care - Place of Performance: - Building 35/35A vivarium, Bethesda, Maryland - Contracting Office: - NIH OLAO, 6011 Executive Blvd., Suite 503L, Bethesda, MD 20892

Description

                                                                    Requirements

Requires the installation of a second P-Line HMI controller on clean side cagewash in order to effectively and efficiently operate the P-Line water bottle automation machine for producing clean bacteria-free filled water bottles for animals in he Building 35/35A vivarium.

AHCS uses a Tecniplast P-Line water bottle automation machine to process the bulk water bottles required to provide the rodents with clean and bacteria-free water. Installed in 2024, AHCS has recognized some difficulties manipulating the water bottle recapper and refiller from the clean side of cagewash, since the main controller is located on the dirty side. Installing this second controller on the clean side of cagewash will allow for efficient management and troubleshooting of the device, minimizing downtime, wasted staff time and PPE, and maximizing return on investment of the machine.

The requested clean-side HMI controller is directly tied to this animal-care function because it will allow cagewash staff to efficiently “monitor, control, manage, and troubleshoot the P-Line bottle automation machine from the clean side.” This will reduce PPE use, equipment downtime, and time spent traveling to the dirty-side controller. Effective operation of this machine is necessary to maintain efficient cagewash operations that support animal healthcare in the vivarium

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