Border Patrol Request for Quote (RFQ) for Patrol (Dual Purpose) Canines
Updated
Solicitation from the US Customs and Border Protection, for work in Fort Bliss, Texas. Due Nov 4, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-5), 7 days left.
| Solicitation number | 20161895 |
|---|---|
| Agency | US Customs and Border Protection |
| Office | Mission Support Contracting Division |
| Notice type | Solicitation |
| Set-aside | Small business |
| Trade (NAICS) | All Other Animal Production (112990) |
| Product or service code | 8820 |
| Place of performance | Fort Bliss, Texas |
| Posted | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 4, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-5) (7 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Bid documents (5)
- Attachment 2: FY27 Statement of Work Dog procurement Patrol Canine (dual purpose) 231 KB
- Attachment 1: Provisions and Clauses 393 KB
- Attachment 3 -Canine Proposal 17 KB
- Statement of Work Exhibit A - Clinicians Brief Body Condition Score 582 KB
- Statement of Work Exhibit B - Contractor Information Shee 38 KB
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Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: Texas Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.
Description
SUBJECT: Request for Quote (RFQ) for Patrol (Dual Purpose) Canines for the Border Patrol K9 Center in El Paso TX Quantity –3 Canines. CBP has the option to procure additional canines from the Request for Quote (RFQ) stated quantity, based on availability of funds. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), has an anticipated requirement for obtaining canines in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Training and Development (OTD).
In accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12 and 13. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Government will make an award resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation is the most advantageous to the Government.
This solicitation is 100% set aside for small businesses. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 112990 and has a size standard of $2.75M. The solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025-06 effective 8/27/2025. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions.
The Government intends to award a firm-fixed- price purchase order. This is not a credit card purchase, and instructions will be provided to the awardee for use of System for Award Management / IPP. APPLICABLE CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS See Attachment 1 – APPLICABLE CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS 52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) (a)The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors, in descending order, shall be used to evaluate offers: Technical: See SOW Section 3.
Canine Acceptance Criteria. Open order (if any) status Past Performance Price Technical and past performance, when combined, are relatively equivalent to price. As outlined in the Evaluation of Quotes section below, technical and past performance will be evaluated first, with the pricing factor being applied in Phase II, Factor 5. (b)Options.
N/A (c)A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.
(End of provision) ADDITIONAL CBP CLAUSES TO BE INCORPORATED IN PURCHASE ORDER: CONTRACTING OFFICER'S AUTHORITY (MAR 2003) The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to approve changes in any of the requirements of this Delivery Order. In the event the contractor effects any changes at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the changes will be considered to have been made without authority, and no adjustment will be made in the Delivery Order price to cover any increase in costs incurred as a result thereof.
The Contracting Officer shall be the only individual authorized to accept nonconforming work, waive any requirement of the Delivery Order, or to modify any term or condition of the Delivery Order. The Contracting Officer is the only individual who can legally obligate Government funds. No cost chargeable to the proposed Delivery Order can be incurred before receipt of a fully executed Delivery Order or specific authorization from the Contracting Officer.
ELECTRONIC INVOICING AND PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS - INVOICE PROCESSING PLATFORM (IPP) (AUG 2022) Beginning April 11, 2016, payment requests for all new awards must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP). "Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in FAR 32.905(b), "Payment documentation and process" and the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in this contract.
The IPP website address is: ipp.gov.
Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice: N/A The IPP was designed and developed for Contractors to enroll, access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting [email protected] or phone (866) 973-3131. If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the contracting officer.
Attachment 2- Canine Statement of Work.pdf Refer to this attachment for all technical requirements in support of this effort. Instructions for Quote Submission Offerors shall complete Attachment 3- Canine Proposal Information.xlsx and return to CBP via email to [email protected]. Quotes shall be received no later November 4th, 2026, 10:0AM EST, to [email protected].
No phone inquiries will be accepted, any questions or comments must be submitted in writing to the Contract Specialist no later than November 2nd, 2026 @ 10:00am EST to the email provided in this announcement. The Government reserves the right to post publicly all questions and answers. Quotes need to be submitted VIA email in the following format: Subject line of email shall read: Vendor Name, PR Number (ex.
Doug’s dogs - PR 20141111) and accompanied with completed Attachment 3- Canine Proposal Information.xlsx. Label the Canine Proposal file wi
The description continues in the official notice.
Contracting contact
- Jeffrey Krebs · [email protected]
- Danielle Brandao Lacerda · [email protected]
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 112990, a business counts as small if it has no more than $2.75 million in average annual receipts (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for all other animal production work, who also hold DHS contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Auburn University $161,469 in this trade
About the buyer
The Department of Homeland Security awarded $73.3 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Fisher Sand & Gravel Co, Barnard Construction Company, Incorporated and Davie Defense Inc.. See what DHS is buying now.
Who can bid: Small Business set-aside
Total and partial small business set-asides are open to any business under the SBA size standard for the notice's NAICS code.
All open Small Business set-asides.
All Other Animal Production contracts right now
There are 5 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 112990), 5 posted in the last 7 days; 80% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are US Customs and Border Protection and Department of the Air Force. Most of the work with a stated place is in Texas. A notice in this trade gives a median of 8 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 8 days.
All open all other animal production contracts
Coming up in this trade
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