Pre-solicitationPosted Sep 10, 2026·Responses due Oct 31, 2026

Veterinary Services (K-9)

Homeland Security (all) · FPS EAST CCG DIV 2 ACQ DIV

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541940
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
70RFP226QEC000009
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
R416
Place
DC, USA
Contact
LeighAnn Schuster (leighann.schuster@fps.dhs.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 70RFP226QEC000009 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 10, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
  • Sep 18, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 23, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 24, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Too few past cases at this agency to estimate timing (5 found; 10 needed).

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Protective Service (FPS), Region 11 has a requirement for Veterinary Services and Boarding Support for FPS K-9�s in the National Capital Region. The Contractor shall provide routine preventive veterinary care, routine incidental outpatient veterinary care, 24-hour emergency veterinary care, diagnostic testing, surgical capability, medications, grooming, medical boarding, secure boarding, medical record reporting. Services shall be provided at the Contractor�s veterinary clinic or hospital located within a twenty-five (25) mile radius of 1… (show all)

201 M Street SE, Washington, DC 20003. A Single-Award, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with fixed-price provisions is anticipated. The anticipated period of performance will consist of five, 12 month ordering periods. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541940, Veterinary Services, with a size standard of $10 million. The Request for Quotations (RFQ) shall require the submission of a technical quotation as well as a price quotation. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be released to the System for Award Management (SAM) on or about 9/16/2026. It is the contractor's responsibility to monitor the website for the issuance of the RFQ as well as any updates to the solicitation. All contractors must be registered (http://www.sam.gov) in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to the submission of their quotations. All questions must be submitted in writing to Contracting Officer Josh Clemens at Josh.B.Clemens@fps.dhs.gov and Contract Specialist, LeighAnn Schuster at LeighAnn.Schuster@fps.dhs.gov.

Who won similar work

3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Homeland Security (all)), same NAICS 541940.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
REATA EQUINE VETERINARY GROUP, LLC1$900KSep 12, 2025
CCC CANINE, LLC1$371KJan 31, 2025
V.I. PET, INC1$249KNov 18, 2024

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Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 3 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS) job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 515 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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