Amynta Kennels

Amynta Kennels, a woman-owned sole proprietorship based in Murphysboro, Illinois, provides dog obedience training and service animal vocational instruction to the Bureau of Prisons as a single-customer prime contractor under a total small business set-aside vehicle. The vendor competes exclusively in set-aside space — its entire 26-award footprint is either under the total small business set-aside indefinite delivery contract or issued as delivery orders against that vehicle, with no full-and-open or unrestricted competition in the source data.

Amynta Kennels' federal work is narrowly concentrated. The Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons United States Penitentiary Marion represents 100% of both award count (26 awards) and combined potential value ($467 thousand) across the source period (September 2023 through September 2026). Work is performed at Marion, Illinois and Murphysboro, Illinois. The vendor's capability footprint consists entirely of dog obedience training and instruction supporting the Marion penitentiary's Advanced Occupational Training Program, where inmates gain animal handling certifications and vocational skills through service dog training. Services include course planning, lesson preparation, classroom instruction in obedience and specialized areas such as grooming and street certification, and management of inmate infractions. The institution supplies classroom space, utilities, equipment, and materials; St. Francis Care shelter supplies animal care and veterinary services.

Amynta Kennels holds a single-award indefinite delivery contract (IDIQ) with the Marion facility, valued at $371 thousand and effective September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2028 (with a base period through August 31, 2024). Twenty-five task orders against this IDIQ carry combined potential value of $96 thousand; individual delivery orders are firm fixed price, typically spanning one month of performance, and range from $2,100 to $11,025. The vendor has received consistent monthly task orders since award, with nine delivery orders issued in 2026 alone, followed by four in 2025 and eight in 2024. Only $96 thousand of the $371 thousand ceiling has been obligated across all awards as of the source date, indicating substantial remaining capacity under the contract vehicle through its August 2028 completion.