Detection Canines - Labrador Retrievers

This solicitation seeks commercial detection canines—specifically Labrador retrievers—for the ATF National Canine Division under a firm fixed price, indefinite delivery–indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, issued as a combined synopsis/solicitation in accordance with FAR 12 and subject to a partial small business set-aside. The acquisition, identified by solicitation number 15A00026Q00000072, is governed by NAICS code 112990 with a size standard of $2,750,000 and requires offerors to be small businesses eligible under FAR 19.5. Canines must be between twelve and twenty-four months old, altered males or females with no prior pregnancies, in pristine health, athletic, well-socialized, and exhibit an even-tempered, obedient, confident, and inquisitive temperament with a strong food and olfactory drive. Silver Labradors are explicitly excluded, and any canine previously exposed to target odors such as explosives, narcotics, or accelerants is disqualified. The contract’s performance period spans five annual ordering cycles from July 28, 2026, through July 27, 2031, with deliveries required at FOB destination, primarily at the ATF National Canine Training Center in Front Royal, Virginia, though orders may be directed to multiple locations. All proposals must be submitted electronically by 5:00 p.m. EST on June 25, 2026, to Brian.Wilkins@atf.gov and James.Huff@atf.gov, with no mail submissions permitted. Offerors must organize submissions into three volumes covering past performance, technical approach, and price, with pricing structured as an all-inclusive, per-unit cost covering care and transportation. Evaluation is based on mandatory pass/fail gates: past performance must be neutral confidence or better, technical approach must be satisfactory confidence or better, and price must be deemed fair and reasonable. Failure in any gate disqualifies the offer. Contract award will be made to all qualified offerors under the IDIQ structure. Contractors must comply with strict compliance requirements, including SAM registration, adherence to FAR clauses 52.212-4 with addendum, 52.204-13, 52.209-9, and others, along with data rights provisions that vest all DOJ-related information with the U.S. Government. Personnel