North Orange County Regional Occupational Program Opengov #060-3145004-CC

Orange County Solicitation for Police Service Dogs

Orange County’s Sheriff-Coroner Department is seeking trained police service dogs for patrol and specialized detection assignments. - Buyer: County of Orange — Sheriff-Coroner Department; offices identified include the Special Operations Division, Custody Intelligence Unit, and Procurement Services. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, manufacturers, or vendors are named in the provided materials. - Requested dogs: Five assignment types are specified, generally one dog per type: patrol/apprehension with dual-purpose narcotics or explosives detection; single-purpose narcotics detection; explosives detection; cadaver detection; and tracking. - Eligible breeds include German Shepherd, Czech Shepherd, Dutch Shepherd, Belgian Malinois, and, for single-purpose assignments, Labrador Retriever or another suitable recognized working or sporting breed. - Selection and qualification requirements: Dogs generally must be 16–36 months old, have documented age and lineage, and demonstrate assignment-appropriate training, athletic ability, stamina, courage, play drive, and search drive. Basic obedience and search-command training with certification, medical and vaccination records, veterinary examination, and County selection are required. Contractors must have at least 10 canines available for selection and be located within 100 miles of Orange County. - Health and performance protections: The contractor must provide a no-cost replacement, refund, or exchange for genetically caused debilitating illness during the first year after purchase. Retraining or replacement is required for behavioral or performance problems that cannot be corrected. - Delivery and contract term: Dogs are delivered to designated Sheriff’s Department locations. Purchases are as needed; the model contract describes a three-year term, with renewal requiring County Board of Supervisors approval. - Attachment line-item discrepancy: One attachment lists narcotics detection twice and does not list explosives detection; another lists all five assignment types. The line-item list below preserves all attachment entries, combining matching categories and quantities.

Description

The County of Orange Sheriff-Coroner seeks bids to provide police service dogs on an as-needed basis. The bid schedule lists five dog assignments: patrol/dual-purpose, narcotics detection, explosives detection, cadaver detection, and tracking, with one dog listed for each item. Dogs must meet the specified age, training, health, and performance requirements; bidders must make at least 10 canines available for County selection and be located within 100 miles of Orange County, California. Bids are submitted electronically through the County’s OpenGov portal, and the award is generally based on the lowest responsive and responsible bid; multiple awards may be made.

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