REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - Horse Boarding.pdf
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This is a Request for Information (RFI) issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Border Patrol, Spokane Sector, Whitefish Station, for horse boarding services. CBP seeks market research on the industry's ability to provide boarding for approximately four agency-owned horses located along the travel route near Columbia Fall, Montana, north on North Fork Road. The anticipated contract structure includes a base period with four one-year option periods. The pricing structure should be quoted on a per-horse, per-month basis for four horses. Responses must be submitted electronically via email to Contracting Officer Starla VanWinkle (starla.r.vanwinkle@cbp.dhs.gov) no later than 2:00 p.m. ET on March 16, 2026.
Respondents must provide company name, address, point of contact, telephone number, Unique Entity ID (UEI), and email address; clarify NAICS code registration (preferably 112920 – Horses and Other Equine Production) and business size; confirm ability to initiate services immediately following contract award; detail proposed pricing structure; and address any concerns or questions regarding the attached draft Statement of Work. This RFI is for market research and information gathering purposes only. CBP is not seeking quotes at this time, will not accept unsolicited quotes, will not pay for submitted information, and has not authorized funds for this effort. Responses become government property, and not responding does not preclude participation in any future solicitation, which will be posted on SAM.gov.
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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
Horse Boarding
INTRODUCTION
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Border Patrol, Spokane Sector, Whitefish Station is conducting market research into industry’s ability to provide CBP with horse boarding services for four
(4) agency owned horses. This is a Request for Information (RFI) released pursuant to the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul, Part 10 – Market Research. The purpose of this RFI is to obtain market information on viable sources, industry practices, answers to specific questions, and industry comments. All RFI submissions become Government property and will not be returned.
This announcement constitutes an official RFI. Further, CBP is not at this time seeking quotes and will not accept unsolicited quotes. Your response to this RFI will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission or responses to this announcement or Government use of such information. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. The U.S. Government does not intend to award a contract solely on the basis of this RFI or to otherwise pay for the information submitted in response to same. The U.S. Government is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of this survey.
DESCRIPTION
A service contract to provide horse boarding for approximately four (4) agency owned horses along the travel route of Columbia Fall, MT, north on North Fork Rd. This contract is anticipated to be a base period with four (4), one-year option periods.
INFORMATION REQUESTED:
1. Company Name, Company Address, Point of Contact, Telephone Number, Unique Entity ID (UEI), and e-mail address.
2. Are you under NAICS code 112920 – Horses and Other Equine Production? If not, what NAICS code do you use? What size business are you registered as with this code?
3. Is your company able to initiate services immediately following contract award?
4. Pricing Structure – How do you propose the pricing structure for this requirement? We anticipate requesting pricing for boarding on a per horse, per month basis for four (4) horses.
5. Do you have any concerns or questions regarding the requirements set forth in the attached draft Statement of Work?
RESPONSES
The information provided may be used by CBP in developing and refining its Acquisition Strategy, Statement of Work, and Performance Specifications. Responses shall be the minimum length necessary to accommodate all requested information and submitted via email only. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFQ, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on SAM.gov website. It is the responsibility of the potential quoters to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement.
QUESTIONS
Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted in writing by email to the Contracting Officer, Starla VanWinkle, starla.r.vanwinkle@cbp.dhs.gov. Verbal questions will NOT be accepted. Questions, if not answered directly to the respondee, will be answered by posting them on the SAM.gov website.
INSTUCTIONS AND RESPONSE GUIDELINES
Please provide the information you deem relevant in order to respond to this specific inquiry of the RFI.
Information provided will be used solely by CBP as market research. This RFI is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Quotes (RFQ), Invitation for Bid, or Request for Proposal (RFP), and it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract, nor will the government pay for the information submitted in response to this request. All information contained in this RFI is preliminary as well as subject to modification and is in no way binding on the Government.
RFI Responses shall be submitted electronically via email to Contracting Officer, Starla VanWinkle, starla.r.vanwinkle@cbp.dhs.gov no later than 2:00 p.m. ET, March 16, 2026.
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