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Border Patrol Untrained Canine – Detection BPK9 – El Paso, TX.

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Solicitation # 20151893
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), is seeking quotes for 15 untrained detection canines to support the Office of Training and Development at the Border Patrol K9 Center in El Paso, Texas. This procurement is a 100 percent small business set-aside under NAICS code 112990 and will result in a firm-fixed-price purchase order. The government may procure additional canines beyond the initial quantity based on the availability of funds. All payment requests must be processed electronically through the Invoice Processing Platform. Eligible canines must be German Shepherds, Dutch Shepherds, Belgian Malinois, Tervurens, or other approved working breeds, aged between 10 and 36 months. Technical requirements include specific genetic drives for hunt, air scent, prey, retrieve, activity, and trainability, as well as a lack of fear in high-stress environments. Physical standards require a body condition score of 3 to 7 and a healthy body fat percentage between 16 and 25 percent. The evaluation process follows a three-phase approach. Phase I is a pass/fail screening for breed conformance and an availability date within 60 days of the purchase order. Phase II utilizes a tradeoff method considering open order status, past performance with CBP, and price. Phase III involves a physical, medical, and behavioral evaluation of the canines at the El Paso facility. The contractor is responsible for all transportation costs; canines that fail inspection must be retrieved within seven days at the contractor's expense. Quotes must be submitted via email to the designated contract specialist by November 4, 2026.
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Purchase of Military Work Dog (CONUS)
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The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), under the Department of Homeland Security, is soliciting quotes for up to 21 untrained detection canines to support the Border Patrol K9 Center in El Paso, Texas, through a 100% small business set-aside solicitation under NAICS code 112990 with a size standard of $2.75 million. This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order issued under FAR Parts 12 and 13, with no formal written solicitation, and awards will be made to the offeror whose quote provides the most advantageous value to the government based on a tradeoff between technical, past performance, and price factors. The evaluation is conducted in three phases: Phase I is a pass/fail screen for breed conformance to specified types and availability within 60 days of the estimated purchase order date; failure in either eliminates the offeror. Phase II ranks qualified offerors first by open order status (preference for those with no pending CBP canine orders), then by past performance history of delivering acceptable canines to CBP within the prior three years, and finally by price as a tiebreaker among similarly ranked offerors. The top-ranked offeror proceeds to Phase III, where all quoted canines must be delivered to El Paso, Texas, for comprehensive medical, physical, and behavioral evaluations per the Statement of Work. Canines failing these evaluations are rejected at the contractor’s expense, and the contractor must remove them within seven days; if none pass, the order is terminated without cost to the government and the solicitation will be resolicited. Contractors must submit quotes via email using a required template labeled with vendor name and PR number by July 29, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST, and questions must be submitted in writing by July 20, 2026. All invoices must be submitted electronically through the Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), and no credit card payments are accepted. Contractors must comply with numerous FAR and DHS-specific clauses covering ethical conduct, whistleblower rights, employment verification, security protocols, personal identity verification, privacy training, and prohibitions on trafficking and conflicts of interest. The contracting officer has exclusive authority to modify terms or accept nonconforming work, and no costs may be incurred prior to a fully executed purchase order. All performance, inspection, and acceptance occur at the El Paso facility, with the contractor bearing all shipping, return, and associated costs.

General Info

CBP seeks up to 21 untrained detection canines via small business set-aside, firm-fixed-price, delivery by 60 days, with strict compliance and IPP-only payment.

NAICS

112990 - All Other Animal Production

Place of Performance

El Paso, TX, 79903, USA

Set-Aside

SBA

Documents

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Attachment 1 - Provisions and Clauses

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Attachment 2 SOW Dog Procurement Detection FY 26

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Body Condition Score Techniques for Dogs - Statement of Work Exhibit A

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Short Term Contractors Template - CBP Contractor Information Sheet

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Support Canines Procurement Statement of Work FY26

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Canine Proposal Attachment

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AgencyDepartment Of Homeland Security → Mission Support Contracting Division
Contacts2 people available
OfficeWASHINGTON, DC, 20229, USA
Office AddressWASHINGTON, DC, 20229, USA
Contacts
Jeffrey Krebs
Danielle Brandao Lacerda

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SUBJECT: Request for Quote (RFQ) for Untrained Canine – Detection Canines for the Border Patrol K9 Center in El Paso TX


Quantity – up to 21 Canines


The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), has an anticipated requirement for obtaining canines in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Training and Development (OTD). In accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12 and 13. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Government will make an award resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation is the most advantageous to the Government.  This solicitation is 100% set aside for small businesses. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 112990 and has a size standard of $2.75M. The solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025-06 effective 8/27/2025.  It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions.


The Government intends to award a firm-fixed- price purchase order.


This is not a credit card purchase, and instructions will be provided to the awardee for use of System for Award Management / IPP.


APPLICABLE CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS


See Attachment 1 – APPLICABLE CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS


52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.


Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021)


(a)The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors, in descending order, shall be used to evaluate offers:


 Technical: See SOW Section 3. Canine Acceptance Criteria.


Open order (if any) status


 Past Performance


 Price



Technical and past performance, when combined, are relatively equivalent to price. As outlined in the Evaluation of Quotes section below, technical and past performance will be evaluated first, with the pricing factor being applied in Phase II, Factor 5.


(b)Options. N/A


(c)A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.


(End of provision)


ADDITIONAL CBP CLAUSES TO BE INCORPORATED IN PURCHASE ORDER:


CONTRACTING OFFICER'S AUTHORITY (MAR 2003)


The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to approve changes in any of the requirements of this Delivery Order. In the event the contractor effects any changes at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the changes will be considered to have been made without authority, and no adjustment will be made in the Delivery


Order price to cover any increase in costs incurred as a result thereof. The Contracting Officer shall be the only individual authorized to accept nonconforming work, waive any requirement of the Delivery Order, or to modify any term or condition of the Delivery Order. The Contracting Officer is the only individual who can legally obligate Government funds. No cost chargeable to the proposed Delivery Order can be incurred before receipt of a fully executed Delivery Order or specific authorization from the Contracting Officer.


ELECTRONIC INVOICING AND PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS - INVOICE PROCESSING PLATFORM (IPP) (AUG 2022)


Beginning April 11, 2016, payment requests for all new awards must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP).


"Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in FAR 32.905(b), "Payment documentation and process" and the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in this contract. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov.


Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice:  N/A


The IPP was designed and developed for Contractors to enroll, access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting contact@example.gov or phone +1 (555) 000-0000.


If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the contracting officer.


Attachment 2- Canine Statement of Work.pdf
Refer to this attachment for all technical requirements in support of this effort.


Instructions for Quote Submission


Offerors shall complete Attachment 3- Canine Proposal Information.xlsx and return to CBP via email to contact@example.gov. Quotes shall be received no later July 29th, 2026, 10:0AM EST, to contact@example.gov. No phone inquiries will be accepted, any questions or comments must be submitted in writing to the Contract Specialist no later than July 20th, 2026 @ 10:00am EST to the email provided in this announcement. The Government reserves the right to post publicly all questions and answers.


Quotes need to be submitted VIA email in the following format:


Subject line of email shall read: Vendor Name, PR Number (ex. Doug’s dogs - PR 20141111) and accompanied with completed Attachment 3- Canine Proposal Information.xlsx. Label the Canine Proposal file with the Vendor Name, PR Number. Failure to provide the email and proposal information in the requested format shall be considered non-compliant and your quote shall be removed from the evaluation process.


Evaluation of Quotes


Basis for Award: CBP intends to make a single award from this RFQ. An award shall be made to the best value quote utilizing a tradeoff method between price and non-price factors, determining the quote most beneficial to the Government. Please read each section below carefully for the submittals and information required as part of the evaluation. Failure to provide the requested information below shall be considered non-compliant and your quote shall be removed from the evaluation process.


Quotes shall be evaluated under FAR Part 13.106-2(b) -- Evaluation of Quotations or Offers. The Contracting Officer may issue a purchase order to other than the lowest priced quoter. The Government may award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government with price and other non-price factors considered.


Quotes will be evaluated in the following a phased approach, with Phase I being pass/fail, Phase II being trade-off, and Phase III being a pass/fail technical evaluation of canines brought to CBP for physical inspection against the requirements established in Attachment 1.


Phase I


This phase will be Pass/Fail. Quotes will be evaluated based on the following factors:


Factor 1: Breed Conformance- Offerors quoting breeds other than those specified in the Statement of Work will fail this factor and be removed from further consideration for the award. Offerors quoting breeds that match those identified in the Statement of Work will pass.


Factor 2: Availability Date- Offerors quoting an availability date longer than 60 days from estimated Purchase Order date (see bottom of this announcement for date) will fail this factor and be removed from further consideration for award. Offerors quoting an availability date of 60 days or sooner from estimated Purchase Order date will pass this evaluation factor.


Any offeror who fails either of the factors in Phase I will be removed from consideration for award and will not be evaluated as part of Phase II.


Phase II


Upon removal of offerors that fail either of the Phase I factors, this phase will rank offerors based on a trade-off the following non-price and price factors, listed in the order of importance:


Factor 3: Open Order - Higher preference will go to those offerors who have no open CBP canine orders where delivery is not yet fully complete. Lower preference will go to those offerors who have open CBP orders.


Factor 4: Past Performance- After consideration of Factor 3, higher preference will go to those offerors who have successful past performance providing canines to CBP. Offerors who have failed to deliver sufficient number of acceptable canines under previously CBP issued orders or Notices to Proceed dating back to the previous three (3) years will be given lower priority. Offerors who have succeeded in delivering acceptable quantities and quality of canines under previous CBP orders will be given higher priority.


Factor 5: Price- After consideration of Factor 3 & 4, the Government will consider price. For offerors of similar rankings in terms of Factors 3 & 4, price will become more of a consideration in determining whether the offeror will be issued a Purchase Order for Phase III evaluation.


Factor 6: Canine Evaluation- Upon completion of evaluation of Phase II, the top-ranked offeror will be issued a purchase order for the full quantity of required canines established in the RFQ. This will require the offeror to deliver the required number of quoted canines to the location identified at the bottom of this announcement for medical, physical & behavioral evaluation as identified in Section 3 of Attachment 1- Statement of Work. The contractor is responsible for all transportation arrangements for shipment and retrieval and costs associated with those shipment and retrieval of the canine(s).


Award Decision


Canine(s) that fails to pass the requirements or medical, physical & behavioral evaluation performed by CBP will not be accepted, and the contractor shall bear all expenses associated with the return of the canine to the contractor’s site within 7 days after receiving notification. CBP will not be responsible for the disposition of canines that have not passed all phases of selection. The vendor is responsible for removing the canines from CBP location within 7 days of notification to do so. Replacement canines may be presented per Attachment 2- Statement of Work, Section 2.1 and 2.2. 



Should no canines presented by the offeror issued the purchase order pass the requirements or medical, physical & behavioral  evaluation performed by CBP, the offeror will fail this phase, the quote will be determined unacceptable, and the presented canine(s) will be returned to the offeror, who shall bear all expenses associated with the return of the canine(s) to the contractor’s site within 7-days after receiving notification. CBP then intends to terminate the purchase order for conveniences at no cost to the government and resolicit for a replacement.


Delivery Location:



US Customs and Border Protection


11617 Iron Soldiers Way


El Paso, TX 79903-6816

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