Award Kenneling for LALB

This contract awards kenneling services for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Canine Enforcement Program at Los Angeles International Airport and the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport under a single-award, firm-fixed-price Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) mechanism, fully open to small businesses through a total small business set-aside. The contract runs for five years from January 29, 2026, to January 28, 2031, with an estimated value between $10,000 and $1,800,000 over its term. The contractor must provide secure, 24/7 housing for 25 to 35 CBP canines at a facility located within five miles of 11099 S. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, ensuring retrieval within five to ten minutes of notification, with surge capacity to accommodate up to seven additional animals. Performance requirements include daily feeding, sanitation, quarantine and isolation protocols, emergency veterinary care coordination, pest control, environmental controls, backup power, and strict access controls compliant with the Animal Welfare Act and the National Canine Enforcement Handbook. All personnel must undergo background checks, and facility access is restricted to credentialed individuals or those escorted by CBP staff, with prohibitions on the use of telecommunications equipment from covered foreign nations. Pricing is structured as a firm-fixed daily rate per canine, submitted via the Kennel Price Quote Form, with no additional charges allowed beyond the agreed rate, and evaluation follows the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable method where technical compliance is a pass/fail threshold. Contractors must maintain active SAM.gov registration, comply with the Service Contract Act wage determinations for Los Angeles County, and adhere to obligations under FAR clauses covering organizational conflicts of interest, subcontracting limitations requiring at least 50% of work to be self-performed, prompt payment, and prohibition on publicizing the award without consent. Invoices must be submitted exclusively through the Invoice Processing Platform, and performance will be formally evaluated under a contract-specific plan affecting future awards.