Canine Kenneling Service- Port of Detroit

The purpose of this procurement is to provide commercial kennel facilities and services in support of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Canine Enforcement Program.  Carelfully review the requirements outlined in the Statement of Work (SOW).

The contractor shall provide all labor, materials and supervision, and facilities required to provide kenneling services for the CBP owned canines. Currently, 13 canines assigned, we are planning on increasing the canine program over the next few years and the total could be as high as 24. Additionally, the numbers can fluctuate according to the needs of the service.

Site destination shall be located no more than fifty (50) miles from the Canines work address. Twenty-four access is required for each assigned canine enforcement officer to the portion of the facility that houses the CBP canines.

(1) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial service prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in the notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(2) The solicitation number is 70B03C24Q00000349 (PR 20144876) and is issued as a request for quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2024-05. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is Primary 812910 Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services and secondary 541940 Veterinary Services.

(3) This procurement shall be Open Market, Small Business Set-Aside. All qualified, responsible sources may submit an offer that shall be considered by the agency. Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining amendments. The resulting award will be base year, plus four (4) possible option years, to the offeror who provides the Best Value to the Government in compliance with the provided Statement of Work (SOW). Offeror’s evaluation will be based on Factor 1 -Management and Technical Approach, Factor 2 - Past Performance and Specialized Experience and Factor 3 - Price/Cost with Factors 1 and 2 being more important than Factor 3. Offerors must demonstrate capabilities in relation to the requirement as set forth in the Statement of Work (SOW) and this RFQ.  The proposals will be evaluated carefully in accordance with the aforementioned factors.

(4) Site destination shall be located no more than fifty (50) miles from the Ports of Entry. Twenty-four-hour access is required for each assigned canine enforcement officer to the portion of the facility to be used to kennel CBP canines.

The Ports of Entry/Canines work addresses are:

1. Customs and Border Protection

            Port of Detroit

            477 Michigan Ave, Room 200

            Detroit, Michigan 48226

1. Customs and Border Protection

           Detroit Metropolitan Airport

            2596 World Gateway Place McNamara Terminal

            Building 830

            Detroit, Michigan 48242

(5) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) intends to award a Firm Fixed Price, Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for the procurement of Kenneling Services. It is required that all contractors submitting a quote in accordance with attached SOW demonstrate they can fulfill stated requirements. CBP reserves the right to award with or without a site visit to the contractor’s facility, as well as make unscheduled inspections post-award to ensure acceptable conditions and that all requirements listed in the SOW are being met.

(6) The purpose of this procurement action is to procure Kenneling Services on an as-needed, daily basis with a responsible contractor. The current requirement is for thirteen (13) canines; however, this number may fluctuate depending on the requirements of the work, and the quantity of dogs may increase or decrease over the duration of the service period. Please see attached SOW for details of the requirement.

(7) Contractors must provide company point of contact, company address, SAM’s UEI number, phone number, and email address. Contractors must complete and sign Blocks 30 on page one (1) of this SF 1449 form (RFQ Packet). In addition, contractors must include in their RFQ Packet the following:

- Any acknowledgement of any modifications or amendments.

- Price Quote Form (PQF), containingpricing per canine, per day for each service year, to include bathing and food requirements.     Include veterinary pricing for required services.

- Capability Statement in accordance with the SOW, this RFQ and detail cost associated with any sub-contractor if utilized.

In order to be considered, price must be provided for each service/option years.

(8) The vendor selected for award MUST be currently registered in System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ and submit invoices as defined by Federal Acquisitions Regulations (FAR) 2.101 as a condition of the contract. Registration in SAM requires a current Unique Entity ID (EUI) number. No award can be made to a vendor not registered in SAM. And no award can be made if facility is not fully operational at time of award.

(9) Delivery of Submittals: Your RFQ packet must be RECEIVED through email to the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer no later than August 26, at 2:00 pm. Eastern Time (Indianapolis). No phone calls will be accepted. Late submissions will not be accepted. The electronic submission should be addressed to the Contract Specialist Shana Schreiner via email to shana.l.schreiner@cbp.dhs.gov.

Note: Intended Period of performance shall be September 1, 2024, through August 31, 2029.
 

*Actual period of performance dates shall be outlined at award.

(10) The Service Contract Act (SCA) Wage Determination (WD) 2015-4839 Revision 25 and Executive Order (EO) 14026 are applicable to this requirement. 

(11) Attachments Packet:
1. Request for Quote (RFQ)
2. Statement of Work (SOW)
3. Price Quote Form (PQF) 

4. Wage Determination (WD)