Notice of intent to directly solicitate for FOK9
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 08032026-1905
- Agency
-
Customs and Border Protection
Department of Homeland Security
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 112990 All Other Animal Production
- PSC
- 8820 Live Animals, Not Raised For Food
- Place of performance
- Front Royal, Virginia 22630, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is issuing a pre-solicitation notice for canine procurement for the Field Operations Canine Academy (FOK9) with an anticipated award date of August 27, 2026, under a total small business set-aside. This acquisition will be conducted as a simplified commercial acquisition under Revolutionary FAR 12.201-1(c)(2), with the government intending to solicit quotations directly from suppliers rather than post a competitive solicitation on SAM.gov. The estimated value is at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold.
The requirement calls for contractor provision of canines evaluated against breed conformance, availability, status of current open orders, past performance, and technical evaluation of canines brought to FOK9 located in Front Royal, Virginia for physical inspection. The contract will be firm-fixed price. This notice is not a request for proposals or quotations; no solicitation will be posted. The response deadline is August 18, 2026.
NAICS 112990 (All Other Animal Production); PSC 8820 (Live Animals, Not Raised For Food).
Notice text
This is a special notice prepared in accordance with the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.1 Pre-solicitation Notice for Commercial Simplified Acquisition in accordance with FAR 12.201-1(c)(2). In accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul FAR 12.201-1(c)(2), the Government may solicit quotations directly from suppliers for this acquisition at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold.
The Government intends to solicit this requirement directly from suppliers IAW RFO FAR 12.201-1(c)(2) for firm-fixed price contract.
Although the intent is to use FAR 12.201-1(c)(2) for a portion of the procurements, there will still be solicitations posted on SAM.gov.
THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS NOR QUOTATIONS
A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE POSTED
Anticipated award date is around 27 Aug 2026 (subject to change).
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Office: Field Operations Canine Academy (FOK9) located at 828 Harmony Hollow Road Front Royal, VA 22630
Set-aside: 100% Small Business.
The estimated value of this acquisition will be at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT).
Description of the requirement: The contractor shall provide the canines in accordance with the evaluation criteria listed in the statement of work (SOW). These include breed conformance, availability of the canines, status of any current open orders, past performance, and technical evaluation of canines brought to the US Customs and Border Protection Field Operations Canine Academy (FOK9) for physical inspection.
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