Purchase Potential Government Working Dogs (OCONUS)

The 772nd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron (772 ESS) at Joint Base San Antonio (Lackland), within Air Force Materiel Command, is seeking sources through a sources sought synopsis for a DoD-wide requirement for Potential Government Working Dogs (Patrol/Explosive and/or Patrol/Drug), with written responses due 1400 Central Standard Time on November 5, 2026, per the revised RFI posted October 30, 2026. That date precedes today, and the notice's listed due date is November 23, 2026. No set-aside is used, and the synopsis solicits size classifications across HUBZone 8(a), 8(a), HUBZone, Small, Small Disadvantage, and Large Business firms. This is not a solicitation, and responses do not satisfy the future solicitation, which the government will publish on SAM.gov after reviewing responses. Interested offerors must respond to that solicitation separately.

The dogs support the 341st Training Squadron (341 TRS) under NAICS 112990 and PSC 8820. The notice's title designates the work as OCONUS. The RFI questions reference twenty dogs. According to the draft SOW summary, the requirement would be procured through a multiple-award Blanket Purchase Agreement with a five-year period of performance from award, BPA calls awardable within that timeframe, and performance extending up to 12 months beyond BPA expiration. Ordering is decentralized among authorized DoW Contracting Officers and BPA Callers, who rotate orders among vendors under FAR 13.303-2(c). Dogs must be 12 to 36 months old, microchipped with ISO-standard chips, and free of latent medical defects and behavioral abnormalities. Acceptable breeds include German Shepherd, Belgian Malinois, Dutch Shepherd, sporting breeds, and small terriers, depending on classification. Dogs are classified as DoW Single Purpose Detector Dogs, DoW I or II Detector/Patrol Dogs, TSA Detector Dogs, or Special Purpose Detector Dogs, each with distinct testing. Dogs proceed through five evaluation phases. The government provides a 120-day warranty covering latent medical defects, congenital conditions, and pre-existing behavioral abnormalities. Contractors bear radiograph costs, transportation, and retrieval logistics, and must maintain climate-controlled medical evaluation rooms and specified search and patrol areas.

Responses must include company name, address, point of contact, SAM Unique ID, CAGE Code, and size classification. Respondents must also state whether they would submit a proposal if a solicitation for twenty dogs were posted, the timeframe to present twenty dog candidates for medical prescreening including radiographs and medical records, and the timeframe to present twenty candidates after prescreening. Firms that omit required information will not be considered. The government will send an industry day invitation at a later date to all new potential BPA holders that submit capabilities statements.