About this opportunity
AI summaryThe 772ND Enterprise Sourcing Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio (Lackland) is seeking information from potential qualified sources to provide fully trained dogs (Patrol/Explosive and/or Patrol/Drug) for a Department of Defense program serving the 341st Training Squadron. This sources sought synopsis aims to identify qualified vendors and their business size classifications under NAICS code 112990 to inform future acquisition decisions. Interested businesses of all size classifications are invited to submit responses. Interested parties must submit a Statement of Capabilities demonstrating their ability to provide fully trained dogs along with relevant past performance history from the past three years. Submissions must include company details, responses to nine specific operational and pricing questions, and required capability information, due in writing by 2:00 P.M. Central Standard Time on November 2, 2026.
Scope of work
- Fully Trained Dogs (Patrol/Explosive and/or Patrol/Drug)
- Military Working Dogs
- Government Working Dogs
- Single Purpose Detector Dogs
- Special Purpose Detector Dogs
Minimum qualifications
- Capability to transport dogs to Lackland AFB, TX for qualification evaluation
- Provide diagnostic quality digital radiographs of dogs' hips, elbows, and lumbar spine
- Dogs must be 12 - 36 months of age at time of evaluation
- Dogs must meet general requirements, medical screening, behavioral evaluation, and performance evaluations
- Dogs must be vaccinated within the previous 12 months for rabies, canine distemper, canine adenovirus (TYPE 2), coronavirus, and parvo virus
- Dogs evaluated at JBSA-Lackland must be vaccinated for Bordetella within the previous 6 months
- Dogs must be socialized for medical examinations
- Free of heartworm
Documents to include with your response
- Statement of Capabilities (SOC)
- Summary of relevant performance history within the past three years
- Company name, address, point of contact, SAM Unique ID, and Cage Code
- Diagnostic quality digital radiographs
- Vaccination documentation copied from a legal veterinary medical record signed by a licensed veterinarian
Key dates
- Responses due
- no later than 1400 (2:00 P.M.) hrs Central Standard Time on 02 November 2026
How to submit
- Method
- in writing
- Instructions
- Submit a Statement of Capabilities and answers to the nine requested questions in the notice.
Contract details
- Term
- five years, beginning on the date of BPA award
- Place of performance
- Lackland AFB, TX / Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA)
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- FA890327QX001
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Buying office
- Dept of the AIR Force › FA8053 773 ESS PKJ MSCC
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Nov 2, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 24, 2026
- NAICS
- 112990 · All Other Animal Production
- Product/service code
- 8820
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- Contracting contact
- Deric Harris
deric.harris.3@us.af.mil - Additional contact
- Marcus Schulze
marcus.schulze@us.af.mil
Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.
Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (All Other Animal Production). This is not this requirement's award history.
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Top vendors in this category: Department of Defense, NAICS 112990, since Oct 1, 2024
83 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. ENVIGO GLOBAL SERVICES INC$1.7M
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Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.