SAM #08112026-1905A

Direct Solicitation for Canine Acquisition for CBP Field Operations Canine Academy

This notice announces CBP's intent to directly solicit small businesses for the acquisition of canines for the Field Operations Canine Academy (FOK9) in Front Royal, VA. - Agency: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Mission Support Contracting Division - Purpose: Procurement of canines for training and operational use at FOK9 Academy - Set-Aside: 100% for small businesses - Contract Type: Firm-fixed price, under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) - Requirements: - Canines must meet breed conformance and availability standards - Evaluation includes status of open orders, past performance, and technical inspection at the Academy - Details specified in the Statement of Work (SOW) - Process: - No solicitation will be posted on SAM.gov - Not open for competitive proposals or quotations - Direct solicitation to suppliers meeting requirements - No specific OEMs or vendors identified in the notice - Commercial opportunity for small businesses specializing in working dog supply

Description

This is a special notice prepared in accordance with the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.1 Pre-solicitation Notice for Commercial Simplified Acquisition in accordance with FAR 12.201-1(c)(2).  In accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul FAR 12.201-1(c)(2), the Government may solicit quotations directly from suppliers for this acquisition at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. 

The Government intends to solicit this requirement directly from suppliers IAW RFO FAR 12.201-1(c)(2) for firm-fixed price contract.

Although the intent is to use FAR 12.201-1(c)(2) for a portion of the procurements, there will still be solicitations posted on SAM.gov.

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS NOR QUOTATIONS

A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE POSTED

Anticipated award date is around 09 September 2026 (subject to change).

Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Office: Field Operations Canine Academy (FOK9) located at 828 Harmony Hollow Road Front Royal, VA 22630

Set-aside: 100% Small Business.

The estimated value of this acquisition will be at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT).

Description of the requirement: The contractor shall provide the canines in accordance with the evaluation criteria listed in the statement of work (SOW). These include breed conformance, availability of the canines, status of any current open orders, past performance, and technical evaluation of canines brought to the US Customs and Border Protection Field Operations Canine Academy (FOK9)  for physical inspection.

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