# Washing & Sanitation (CIP/COP) — RFQ template & spec checklist

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Washing and sanitation equipment cleans the rest of the plant: single-use and reuse CIP skids, COP soak tanks, spray-based tank and tote washers, tray and rack washers, crate and bottle washers, and central foam or gel sanitation systems. Buyers invest here to cut changeover time, hit a tighter micro spec, reduce water and chemical use, or replace a manual process that ties up labor. Sequencing, verified flow and coverage, temperature hold, and conductivity-based chemical control are what make a clean repeatable, so bids that look alike on tank size can differ sharply on instrumentation. Compare how each vendor proves coverage before you compare price.

## Related searches this page answers
- CIP skid RFQ
- COP washer RFQ
- CIP system quote request
- tank wash system RFQ

## Example RFQ
Requesting quotes for a CIP skid to clean transfer lines and two process tanks at a food & beverage facility. Rough scope: two to three independent circuits, line sizes 1.5–3", tank volumes in the 2,000–8,000 gal range with spray devices. Soil is protein/fat/sugar; we need verified return flow and conductivity-based chemical control, not a bare tank-and-pump package.

Prefer a reuse or single-use design recommendation with recipe management, flow/conductivity verification, and data logging. Utilities available: plant steam, city water, compressed air, and drain to existing neutralization. Please state assumptions on circuit volume, heat method, valve matrix complexity, and documentation. Competing quotes should show how coverage is proven. Posting anonymously until we choose a vendor.

## What to include in your request
- [ ] Circuits to be cleaned: pipeline lengths and diameters, vessel volumes and internals, and the number of independent circuits
- [ ] Soil type (protein, fat, sugar, starch, mineral scale) and the worst-case dried-on condition
- [ ] Target return-flow velocity in each line and spray-device coverage for vessels
- [ ] Wash temperatures, chemical types and concentrations, and required contact times
- [ ] Water source, hardness, and whether recovered water or single-use is expected
- [ ] 3-A accepted practice for CIP and EHEDG cleanability of the circuits being served
- [ ] Utilities: steam or electric heat, drain capacity, effluent pH neutralization, and valve air

## What drives the quote
- Number of CIP tanks and single-use versus reuse design
- Heating method and capacity: direct steam injection, plate exchanger, or electric
- Automation: recipe management, conductivity and flow verification, and data logging
- Sanitary valve count, manifold or valve-matrix complexity, and materials
- Water and chemical recovery, effluent neutralization, and metering pumps

## Common spec mistakes to avoid
- Sizing the CIP pump to fill a tank rather than to reach scouring velocity in the largest line
- Ignoring the hardest-to-clean circuit, so the skid never reaches it at temperature and flow
- Leaving chemical concentration on manual dosing instead of conductivity control, causing variability
- Forgetting drain and effluent-neutralization capacity for the peak discharge
- Not accounting for dead legs, valve pockets, and instrument ports that harbor soil

## Lead time
Lead time depends on skid complexity — tank count, heat method, and the depth of the automation and recipe system — and on sanitary valve and instrument availability. Fully automated multi-tank reuse systems take longer than a single-tank single-use skid.

## Anonymity
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