Horse Boarding - Casa Grande

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection is seeking horse boarding and caretaking services for approximately 24 government-owned horses supporting the Casa Grande Border Patrol Station Horse Patrol Unit. This Request for Quotes (RFQ) solicitation (70B03C26Q00000088) requires contractors to provide comprehensive boarding services including stall housing, feeding, medication administration, facility maintenance, and daily care at a facility located no more than 25 miles from Casa Grande, Arizona. Facility specifications are detailed and include minimum stall dimensions of 12' x 12' with covered awning areas, a round pen, arena of at least 100' x 200' with dust control, secure tack storage, and dedicated quarantine facilities. Award will be made using a Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation approach, with the Contracting Officer first conducting price evaluation followed by technical reviewers performing pass/fail assessments on specifications compliance, proceeding through progressively higher-priced quotes until the LPTA quoter is identified. The deadline for submitting questions regarding the solicitation and Statement of Work was April 8, 2026; the response deadline for quotes was extended to April 23, 2026, at 2:00 PM ET, requiring submission of two volumes: Volume I demonstrating technical capability and Volume II containing completed price schedules.

This acquisition is set-aside exclusively for small business concerns and falls under NAICS code 112920 (Horses and Other Equine Production). No incumbent contractor or award value is identified in the solicitation documents. The contract will be issued on a firm-fixed-price basis for a base period of one year beginning August 28, 2026, through August 27, 2027, with four optional one-year renewal periods extending the potential contract through August 27, 2031. Bidders must provide monthly and annual pricing for both the base period and all four option periods on the supplied Price Schedule template. The place of performance is Casa Grande, Arizona, with the facility required to be within 25 miles of Casa Grande, and all quotes should be submitted to Starla VanWinkle, the Contracting Officer, at starla.r.vanwinkle@cbp.dhs.gov.