Q A-K9.pdf
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- DOD Washington Headquarters Service
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November 30, 2016
Question and Answers
Solicitation: HQ0034-17-T-0001
Canine Acquisition and Training
Question 1: It states that all dogs will be trained on explosive odor however it does not list the number of odors the dogs are to be trained on nor any specific quantity. There are industry standards but they vary depending on purpose. For example, the military trains their dogs on 9 explosive odors while the TSA trains on 15 for their Passenger Screening Dog program. The number of odors a K9 is required to be trained on will effect the amount of time it takes to train the dog.
Answer: Our intent is to purchase "Green" dogs with the capability to imprint. The vendor can imprint on Black Powder or C4 and we plan to provide the specific explosive imprint training.
Question 2: Are you able to make available the list of explosives that these canines to be trained on and required amounts of each explosive odor?
Answer: See Question 1 above.
Question 3: In the solicitation you asked for the vendors to provide a price for a handler course for the 17 canines requested. You are asking for (9) Single Purpose Explosive Canines, (4) Dual
Purpose Canines and (4) Person Borne Explosive Detection Dogs. Each of these three styles of requested canines have different training protocols and a handler's course would differ in length based on the different training requirements. (For example a single purpose handlers class would be six weeks where a dual purpose course would be ten weeks). My question is, am I allowed to price the handlers course based on the specific type of training required for each course?
Answer: Please provide the pricing for the handler's course based on the specific canine type.
Question 4: If we are a member of the SAM do we need to fill out the paperwork and submit that to you as well?
Answer: Vendors should be registered in SAM and include a statement verifying such in responses to the solicitation.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES
1155 DEFENSE PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, DC 20301-1155
Acquisition Directorate
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