Notice of intent to directly solicitate for FOK9
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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, through its Field Operations Canine Academy in Front Royal, Virginia, intends to directly solicit qualified small businesses for a commercial simplified acquisition at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul provisions. This acquisition is set aside 100% for small businesses and will result in a firm-fixed price contract for the provision of canines that meet specific evaluation criteria including breed conformance, availability, status of current orders, past performance, and technical assessment during physical inspection at the academy. Although this notice does not constitute a request for proposals or quotations and no solicitation will be posted on SAM.gov, responses must be submitted by the deadline of August 18, 2026, with an anticipated award date around August 27, 2026. The acquisition is scoped under NAICS code 112990 and is managed by the Mission Support Contracting Division, with primary point of contact Jeffrey Krebs and secondary contact Danielle Brandao Lacerda available for inquiries.
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Front Royal, VA, 22630, USASet-Aside
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This is a special notice prepared in accordance with the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.1 Pre-solicitation Notice for Commercial Simplified Acquisition in accordance with FAR 12.201-1(c)(2). In accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul FAR 12.201-1(c)(2), the Government may solicit quotations directly from suppliers for this acquisition at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold.
The Government intends to solicit this requirement directly from suppliers IAW RFO FAR 12.201-1(c)(2) for firm-fixed price contract.
Although the intent is to use FAR 12.201-1(c)(2) for a portion of the procurements, there will still be solicitations posted on SAM.gov.
THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS NOR QUOTATIONS
A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE POSTED
Anticipated award date is around 27 Aug 2026 (subject to change).
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Office: Field Operations Canine Academy (FOK9) located at 828 Harmony Hollow Road Front Royal, VA 22630
Set-aside: 100% Small Business.
The estimated value of this acquisition will be at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT).
Description of the requirement: The contractor shall provide the canines in accordance with the evaluation criteria listed in the statement of work (SOW). These include breed conformance, availability of the canines, status of any current open orders, past performance, and technical evaluation of canines brought to the US Customs and Border Protection Field Operations Canine Academy (FOK9) for physical inspection.
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