SAM #FA809327QX003

Market research for OCONUS military working dog transportation

The Department of the Air Force is conducting market research for on-call transportation of military working dogs from European locations to U.S. and European military bases. - Government buyer: Department of the Air Force, 772nd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron, within Air Force Materiel Command’s Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center; supported unit is the 341st Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio–Lackland. - Opportunity status: Sources-sought market research, not a request for proposals. No specific shipment quantities are provided. - Requested service: On-call air and ground transportation of military working dogs from Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. U.S.-bound shipments go to JBSA Lackland AFB, generally through Houston, Dallas, or another designated location; European ground shipments go to Ramstein AB or Volkel AB. - Service configurations: The 32 line items vary by origin, destination, small-to-medium or large dog size, and crate provision: contractor-furnished crate models 500B and 600B or government-furnished models 500P and 600P. Quantities are unspecified. - Notable requirements: Air shipments include customs clearance and crate pickup/preparation. Shipments require at least five dogs; applicable flights should be nonstop commercial flights. Transport must be climate-controlled and follow strict animal-welfare safeguards. Requests are generally made 30–45 days in advance. - OEMs and named vendors: None identified. Crate model designations are specified, but no crate manufacturer is named.

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THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS ONLY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS IS TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF POTENTIAL QUALIFIED SOURCES AND THEIR SIZE CLASSIFICATIONS (HUBZONE 8(a), 8(a), HUBZONE, SMALL, SMALL DISADVANTAGE AND LARGE BUSINESS) RELATIVE TO NAICS CODE 481112, SCHEDULED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION, RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS WILL BE USED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE APPROPRIATE ACQUISITION DECISIONS, SEE SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS BELOW. AFTER REVIEW OF THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT, A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE PUBLISHED IN SAM.GOV. RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ARE NOT ADEQUATE RESPONSES TO THE SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. ALL INTERESTED OFFERORS WILL HAVE TO RESPOND TO THE SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT IN ADDITION TO RESPONDING TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT.

772ND Enterprise Sourcing Squadron (772 ESS) at Joint Base San Antonio (Lackland) is seeking sources to provide freight air transportation to ship potential military working dogs. This is a DoD program that provides dogs to the 341st Training Squadron (341 TRS).  The scope of this contract will be to provide freight air transportation IAW the attached draft document.

*These performance objectives are, for example, only to allow contractors to have a basic idea of this requirement.  A complete Statement of Work will accompany any solicitation in the future with the total requirements for this service. *

Responses to this notice should include company name, address, point of contact, SAM Unique ID, Cage Code, size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 481112, SCHEDULED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION.

This is not a request for proposals and in no way obligates the Government to award any contract. Responses must be received in writing no later than 1400 (2:00 P.M.) hrs. Central Standard Time on 13 November 2026. Firms responding to this announcement, which fail to provide all of the required information, cannot be used to help the Government make the acquisition decision, which is the intent of this source sought.

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