Blanket Purchase Agreement FA800322A0021

This Blanket Purchase Agreement was awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Installation and Mission Support Center Security Forces Center to support the Department of Defense working dog program. The purpose is to provide trained working dogs for patrol, drug and explosive detection, and specialized mission functions to the Department of Defense and other government agencies. The potential value of the agreement is $11,000,000 over its period of performance through March 2027.

The originating pre-solicitation was issued in August 2021 seeking quotes from CONUS-based working dog vendors to establish multiple-award blanket purchase agreements. No set-asides were specified. The Trade Agreements Act waived the Buy American Act for eligible end products from qualifying countries, given the inclusion of live animals under product service group 88. The statement of work involved providing trained working dogs and potentially other related services to support the mission of the Department of Defense working dog program.

The prime contractor is Urkraftig K-9, doing business as Eric R Ristau. Services will be performed within the continental United States. Further task orders or definitive schedules of supplies and services are expected to be issued by the Security Forces Center against this agreement to meet their working dog requirements.