SUBJECT: Request for Quote (RFQ) for SINGLE PURPOSE DETECTION CANINES for the Border Patrol Canine Academy (BPK9), EL PASO, TX

Quantity - 8 Canines

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) 2024-05 effective 05/22/2024.  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.

Attachment 1- Canine Statement of Work.pdf
Refer to this attachment for all technical requirements in support of this effort.

Attachment 2- Additional CBP Clauses
Refer to this attachment for additional CBP clauses that will be incorporated to the award.

Instructions for Quote Submission
Offerors shall complete Attachment 3- Canine Proposal Information.xlsx and return to CBP via email to david.d.williamson@cbp.dhs.gov. Quotes shall be received no later than February 12th 2025, 10:0AM EST, to david.d.williamson@cbp.dhs.gov. No phone inquiries will be accepted, any questions or comments must be submitted in writing to the Contract Specialist no later than February 5th 2025@ 10:00am EST to the email provided in this announcement. The Government reserves the right to post publicly all questions and answers.

Evaluation of Quotes

Basis for Award: CBP intends to make a single award from this RFQ. An award shall be made to the best value quote utilizing a tradeoff method between price and non-price factors, determining the quote most beneficial to the Government. Please read each section below carefully for the submittals and information required as part of the evaluation. Failure to provide the requested information below shall be considered non-compliant and your quote could be removed from the evaluation process.

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

Failure to provide the requested information as stated shall be considered non-compliant and your quote could be removed from the evaluation process.

Quotes shall be evaluated under FAR Part 13.106-2(b) -- Evaluation of Quotations or Offers. The Contracting Officer may issue a purchase order to other than the lowest priced quoter. The Government may award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government with price and other non-price factors considered.

Quotes will be evaluated in the following a phased approach, with Phase I being pass/fail, Phase II being trade-off, and Phase III being a pass/fail technical evaluation of canines brought to CBP for physical inspection against the requirements established in Attachment 1.

Phase I

This phase will be Pass/Fail. Quotes will be evaluated based on the following factors:

Factor 1: Breed Conformance- Offerors quoting breeds other than those specified in the Statement of Work will fail this factor and be removed from further consideration for award. Offerors quoting breeds that matches those identified in the Statement of Work will pass.

Factor 2: Availability Date- Offerors quoting an availability date longer than 60 days from estimated Notice to Proceed date (see bottom of this announcement for date) will fail this factor and be removed from further consideration for award. Offerors quoting an availability date 60 days or sooner from estimated Noti