Blanket purchase agreement (BPA) for explosives detection canines (EDC) basic and passenger screening canines (PSC) basic, advanced, and ready.
Ended Blanket Purchase Agreement Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 70T02018A9NCTC002
- Awardee
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Arete Canine LLC UEI NNCVQD57U1W4
- Awarding agency
-
Transportation Security Administration
Department of Homeland Security
- Task orders
- 15 $887,650 obligated
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- 70T02018AQNOTD408 Solicitation number
- Combined order value
- $887,650 Current and potential, with all options
- Last date to order 100% complete
- IDV ceiling 9% used
- $9,500,000.00
- Award type
- Multiple award
- Who can order
- Only the awarding agency
- NAICS code
- 112990 All Other Animal Production
- PSC
- 8820 Live Animals, Not Raised For Food
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
The Transportation Security Administration established a Blanket Purchase Agreement with Arete Canine LLC on August 24, 2018, with a ceiling of $9.5 million for the procurement of explosives detection canines (basic and advanced), passenger screening canines (basic, advanced, and ready), and related canine services. Arete Canine LLC is a small disadvantaged, veteran-owned, and service-disabled veteran-owned business based in Culloden, Georgia.
Performance occurs at Arete Canine LLC facilities in Culloden, Georgia and Marietta, Georgia, with delivery to TSA locations nationwide. The BPA was closed out on August 23, 2025.
Over its six-year performance period, the BPA generated recurring calls for the delivery of basic explosive detection canines. Notable BPA calls include a $102,500 order for 10 canines (awarded February 7, 2024, completed February 16, 2024), a $90,000 order for 10 canines (awarded April 25, 2023, completed July 24, 2023), a $76,000 order for 10 canines (awarded April 19, 2022, completed July 29, 2022), a $92,500 order for 10 canines (awarded December 31, 2020, completed March 31, 2021), and a $83,250 order for 10 canines (awarded June 8, 2020, completed June 9, 2020). Earlier calls in 2019 included a $69,300 order under Total Small Business set-aside (awarded October 21, 2019) and a $10,100 order for 15 canines under Total Small Business set-aside (awarded April 1, 2019).
Task orders
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Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Close Out | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Vendor Address Change | $0 | |
| Original award | $0 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 70T02018A9NCTC002?
70T02018A9NCTC002 was awarded to Arete Canine LLC by Transportation Security Administration (Department of Homeland Security) on August 24, 2018.
How much is contract 70T02018A9NCTC002 worth?
Orders under 70T02018A9NCTC002 have obligated $887,650. 70T02018A9NCTC002's own ceiling is $9,500,000.
How many orders have been placed under contract 70T02018A9NCTC002?
15 orders have been placed under 70T02018A9NCTC002, the latest on February 7, 2024.
Who can order from contract 70T02018A9NCTC002?
70T02018A9NCTC002 is a multiple award blanket purchase agreement. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.
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