NIGP 04004: Animal Training Equipment and Supplies

NIGP 04004 Animal Training Equipment and Supplies is an Item code under which state and local governments procure K-9 training services, handler instruction, boarding and veterinary care, specialized equipment, and related animal management support. Recent solicitations show activity centered on police and security K-9 programs, animal control services, and facility operations. Issuing bodies include independent school districts with school resource officer programs, municipal animal control and police departments, and city recreation authorities. Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District in Texas and the City of Tucson represent recent buyers, with the district seeking K-9 training, boarding, and veterinary care on an indefinite delivery basis and Tucson advertising animal removal services. The mix reflects both operational support for sworn animal-handler units and general municipal animal-management functions.

Recent opportunities span Texas and Arizona. Los Fresnos CISD issued RFP 262708 on February 18, 2026, for police, security, and K-9 supplies, parts, equipment, repair, installation, and services with a response deadline of April 8, 2026—an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract beginning September 1, 2026, with evaluation weighted toward cost (30 points), service quality (20 points), and compliance (20 points). The City of Tucson issued RFQ 250086 on April 17, 2026, for snake removal services covering Tucson and surrounding areas including Marana, Avra Valley, Catalina, and Corona de Tucson, with a response deadline of February 25, 2025, and a contract value capped at $100,000 structured on a per-service-call basis; the contract includes a one-year initial term with four one-year renewal options and requires 24/7 availability with one-hour response-time commitments. The City of Stonecrest issued CITB-0002-26 on February 4, 2026, for design-build construction of a dog park at the Southeast Athletic Complex in Georgia with an ITB response deadline of March 18, 2026, reflecting ancillary but distinct procurement activity in recreational animal facilities rather than operational training and handling services.