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OCONUS Military Working Dogs Shipping Services

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FA809327QX003Federal

Response Deadline11/13/2026, 08:00:00 PM UTC

Contract Overview

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The 772nd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron is conducting a sources sought synopsis under NAICS code 481112 to identify qualified sources for a Blanket Purchase Agreement providing ground and air transportation for military and government working dogs. The scope involves transporting dogs from Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic to JBSA Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, or to Volkel Air Base in the Netherlands and Ramstein Air Base in Germany. The contractor will be responsible for the full health and well-being of the animals from pickup to acceptance, including managing customs clearance, processing US merchandise fees, and ensuring all required trilingual health certificates and CDC permits accompany each shipment. Operational requirements are stringent, requiring adherence to Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations and the maintenance of ambient temperatures between 45 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit. The contractor must provide climate-controlled vehicles, perform physical checks on the dogs every hour during transport, and utilize specific crate dimensions for small, medium, and large dogs, whether contractor-furnished or government-furnished. Shipments must consist of at least five dogs, and the contractor assumes full financial liability for any injury, illness, or death resulting from negligence, including the cost of replacing the animal. Interested sources must submit their company details, SAM Unique ID, and business size classification by November 13, 2026, to inform the government's acquisition decision prior to the publication of a formal solicitation.

General Info

Sourcing qualified contractors for ground and air transportation of military working dogs.

Agency

Department Of Defense → FA8053 773 Ess Pkj Mscc

NAICS

481112 - Scheduled Freight Air Transportation

Place of Performance

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Timeline

PhaseSources Sought

PostedOct 31

Sources Sought

Response DeadlineNov 13

Submission deadline

Response Deadline

11/13/2026, 08:00:00 PM UTCin 13 days

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA8053 773 Ess Pkj Mscc

Contacts2 people available

OfficeWRIGHT PATTERSON AFB, OH, 45433-7401, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA8053 773 Ess Pkj Mscc

Office AddressWRIGHT PATTERSON AFB, OH, 45433-7401, USA

Contacts

Deric Harris

contact@example.gov

Marcus Schulze

contact@example.gov

Full Description

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.