# Procurement Portal Nova Scotia #DAL2026-21490692

Installation of an Automated Small-Rodent Watering System at Dalhousie University

**Posted:** October 26, 2026
**Respond By:** November 20, 2026
**Identifier:** DAL2026-21490692
**NAICS:** 423490, 238290

Dalhousie University is seeking an installed automated watering system for its Carleton Animal Care Facility, which houses research animals.
- **Buyer:** Dalhousie University, Carleton Animal Care Facility.
- **Requested system:** Automated watering for rats and mice; no manufacturer, vendor, model, part number, or quantity is specified.
- **Water requirements:** Provide treated, recirculated water that meets or exceeds Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) drinking-water requirements.
- **Distribution and compatibility:** Reliably distribute water uniformly to ventilated racks in multiple rooms; work with existing racks equipped with water distribution manifolds and, ideally, adapt to future compatible racks.
- **Services:** Installation of the watering system is requested.
- **Performance period:** Expected contract duration is 12 months; specific start and end dates are not provided.

### Description

Dalhousie University is seeking an automated watering system to supply and distribute drinking water to small rodents, including rats and mice, at its Carleton Animal Care Facility. The system must provide treated, recirculated water meeting or exceeding Canadian Council on Animal Care drinking-water regulations and reliably supply water uniformly to ventilated racks in multiple rooms. It must be compatible with the facility’s current ventilated racks equipped with water distribution manifolds and ideally adaptable to future ventilated racks that meet CCAC requirements. The expected contract duration is 12 months.

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