Smoking Machine Adaptor Design Project for ENDS, Cigars, and Heated Tobacco Products

The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) is seeking to develop a smoking machine adaptor for use with electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), cigars, and heated tobacco products. The selected organization(s) will develop a single universal adaptor, or standardized family of adaptors, for the attachment of ENDS, cigars, and heated tobacco products to existing smoking machines originally designed for use with cigarettes. The adaptor(s) will be made available to tobacco stakeholders, contract and government laboratories, and academic institutions. Key aspects of the project include: • Developing a smoking machine adaptor for ENDS, cigars, and heated tobacco products • Collaborating with outside organizations to develop the adaptor • Making the adaptor available to various stakeholders and institutions • Requiring significant research efforts to develop the adaptor • The FDA's CTP is the lead agency for this project