# SAM #70RFP326QEH000013

DHS FPS Solicitation for Canine Explosive Scent Kits and Extinction Training Aids

**Buyer:** FPS East Coast Contracting Division 3 Acquisition Division
**Posted:** September 17, 2026
**Respond By:** September 23, 2026
**Identifier:** 70RFP326QEH000013
**NAICS:** 325920

This opportunity from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Protective Service (FPS) seeks to procure specialized Canine Explosive Scent Kits (CESKs) and Extinction Training Aids for its Explosives Detection Canine Program.
- Government Buyer:
  - U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Protective Service
  - Office of Procurement Operations, FPS Acquisition Division
- Products Requested:
  - Canine Explosive Scent Kits (CESKs) for regional and headquarters use
    - Multiple kits containing pure explosive materials and chemical precursors
    - Explosives include Ammonium Nitrate, C-4, Dynamite, HMX Flake, Semtex, TNT, Composition A-5, C-2 Sheet Explosives, Smokeless Powder (single/double base), Sodium Chlorate, Potassium Chlorate, Black Powder, Potassium Perchlorate, Emulsion Dyno AP, Calcium Ammonium Nitrate, Cast Booster, Composition B Flake, Detonating Cord (PETN/RDX), Hexamine, Nitromethane, Pyrodex, Safety/Time Fuse
    - Kits are packaged to strict safety and purity standards
  - Extinction Training Aids
- Quantities:
  - Regional CESKs: 28-29 kits per ordering period
  - Headquarters CESKs: 1 kit per ordering period
  - Extinction Training Aids: 28-29 per ordering period
  - Detailed breakdown of explosive types and quantities per kit (see product line items)
- Unique Requirements:
  - Kits must contain actual explosive materials and chemical precursors for canine training
  - Strict packaging, safety, and purity standards
  - Delivery across multiple ordering periods and locations
  - Set aside for economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses (EDWOSB)
- No specific OEMs or brands are named; opportunity is open to qualified manufacturers of explosive training aids.
- Period of Performance:
  - Five years total, with annual option periods
  - Firm-Fixed-Price contract structure
- Notable for the diversity of explosive types and the requirement for real materials, not simulants.

### Description

<p>This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.</p>

<p>Solicitation Number: 70RFP326QEH000013&nbsp;is issued as a <em>Rrequest for Quotation (RFQ), for the purchase of Canine Explosive Scent Kits.</em></p>

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<p>This acquisition <em>is</em> set-aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.</p>

<p>The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Protective Service (FPS) has a requirement to purchase Canine Explosive Scent Kits. &nbsp;The Period of Performance is for 5 years inclusive of all options. The source selection process for this acquisition will follow a lowest price technically acceptable approach.&nbsp; &nbsp;Submission requirements and evaluation criteria are detailed in the attached solicitation. Contractors must register with the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov. No contract award will be made to any contractor that is not registered or in the process of registering with SAM.</p>

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