CBP Tucson Sector Equine Veterinary Services
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 70B03C25Q00000414
- Agency
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Customs and Border Protection
Department of Homeland Security
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541940 Veterinary Services
- Place of performance
- Tucson, Arizona, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Tucson Sector is seeking equine veterinary services for approximately 110 horses utilized by their Horse Patrol Units. The services encompass comprehensive veterinary care including general care, emergency services, biannual wellness exams, dental care, pre-purchase exams, and veterinary care training. The contractor must maintain a veterinary office or clinic within 50 miles of Tucson, Arizona, and must be able to respond to eight different Border Patrol stations across the Tucson Sector when on-site services are required. The Request for Quotations will be issued on July 28, 2025, with quotations due August 11, 2025, and award anticipated by August 29, 2025. The procurement will follow simplified acquisition procedures under FAR Part 13, and vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management prior to the solicitation closing date.
This opportunity is designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 541940 (Veterinary Services) with a size standard of $10 million. The contract structure will be a hybrid fixed unit price/time-and-materials arrangement, with services paid on a fixed unit price basis to the maximum extent practicable, subject to a ceiling price. The performance period spans from September 10, 2025, through May 9, 2026, covering approximately 110 horses across eight to ten different Border Patrol facility locations. The geographic scope requires the contractor to provide services at multiple Tucson Sector Border Patrol stations, with the number of horses subject to change during the contract period. No incumbent contractor or current contract values are specified in this pre-solicitation notice.
Notice text
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Border Patrol (USBP), Tucson Sector requires equine veterinary services for approximately 110 horses utilized by the Tucson Sector Horse Patrol Units. The number of horses is subject to change during the life of the contract.
Services included, but are not limited to, general veternariy care, emergency care, biannual wellness exams, dental care, pre-purchase exams, and veterinary care training.
The contractor's veterinary office/clinic shall be located within 50 miles of Tucson, Arizona. In addition, the contractor will periodically be required to respond to the appropriate U.S. Border Patrol facility to provide certain services or when USBP is unable to transport the horses to the contractor's office. The geographic scope of the contract covers eight Tucson Sector Border Patrol stations requiring travel to approximately 8-10 different locations.
The anticipated period of performance is September 10, 2025, through May 9, 2026.
It is anticipated that the government will award a hybrid fixed unit price/time-and-materials contract. To the maximum extent practicable, services will be paid on a fixed unit price basis based on the actual quantity of services performed, subject to a ceiling price.
A Request for Quotations (RFQ) will be issued as a total small business set-aside on or about July 28, 2025, with an estimated closing date of August 11, 2025. The RFQ will be issued using simplified acquisition procedures under FAR Part 13.
The RFQ will be made available through SAM. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency.
It is anticipated that award will be made on or about August 29, 2025.
The applicable NAICS code is 541940 – Veterinary Services. The corresponding size standard is $10 million. As stated above, the solicitation is set aside for eligible small businesses under this NAICS code.
No sustainable acquisition requirements have been identified.
In order to be considered for award, quoters must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov prior to the solicitation closing date. Interested vendors not already registered in SAM are strongly encouraged to register as soon as possible.
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