Notice of intent to directly solicitate for FOK9
Customs and Border Protection · MISSION SUPPORT CONTRACTING DIVISION
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 08032026-1905 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 3, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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
This is a special notice prepared in accordance with the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.1 Pre-solicitation Notice for Commercial Simplified Acquisition in accordance with FAR 12.201-1(c)(2). In accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul FAR 12.201-1(c)(2), the Government may solicit quotations directly from suppliers for this acquisition at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. The Government intends to solicit this requirement directly from suppliers IAW RFO FAR 12.201-1(c)(2) for firm-fixed price contract. Although the intent is to use FAR 12… (show all)
.201-1(c)(2) for a portion of the procurements, there will still be solicitations posted on SAM.gov. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS NOR QUOTATIONS A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE POSTED Anticipated award date is around 27 Aug 2026 (subject to change). Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office: Field Operations Canine Academy (FOK9) located at 828 Harmony Hollow Road Front Royal, VA 22630 Set-aside: 100% Small Business. The estimated value of this acquisition will be at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT). Description of the requirement: The contractor shall provide the canines in accordance with the evaluation criteria listed in the statement of work (SOW). These include breed conformance, availability of the canines, status of any current open orders, past performance, and technical evaluation of canines brought to the US Customs and Border Protection Field Operations Canine Academy (FOK9) for physical inspection.
Who won similar work
117 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Customs and Border Protection), any industry: a loose match.
Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC. | 3 | $16.7M | Sep 17, 2025 |
| WILLIAM HEBELER, INC | 3 | $111K | Jun 5, 2025 |
| ACUITY INTERNATIONAL, LLC | 2 | $569.0M | Sep 30, 2026 |
| RAPISCAN SYSTEMS INC | 2 | $285.0M | Jul 30, 2026 |
| KOMAN ADVANTAGE, LLC | 2 | $177.2M | Oct 13, 2026 |
| BUSINESS AND ENGINEERING SYSTEMS CORP | 2 | $4.8M | Jul 31, 2026 |
| REWORLD TULSA, LLC | 2 | $2.1M | Oct 8, 2026 |
| V.I. PET, INC | 2 | $1.9M | Dec 16, 2024 |
| FOSTER & FREEMAN USA INC | 2 | $1.4M | Sep 1, 2026 |
| OREADY LLC | 2 | $395K | Aug 29, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.
- Oct 13, 2026TIMS 8a JV LLC$45.8MEl Paso and Big Bend North Tactical Infrastructure (TI) Maintenance
- Oct 13, 2026KOMAN ADVANTAGE, LLC$136.6MTactical Infrastructure (TI) Maintenance DRT, LRT, RGV
- Oct 13, 2026KOMAN ADVANTAGE, LLC$40.6MCustoms and Border Protection (CBP) Carrizo Cane Eradication - Texas
- Oct 8, 2026SITA INFORMATION NETWORKING COMPUTING USA INC$4.6MSITA Services to Electronically Transmit Airline Data
- Oct 8, 2026REWORLD TULSA, LLC$1.3MNarcotics Destruction
- Oct 7, 2026NATIONAL OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOL Lander WY 82520 USA$156KAward Notice & Justification for six (6) 5-day WUMP Training Classes
- Oct 6, 2026OPSEC SECURITY INC$68KAward Notice and Justification for High Security Holographic Laminate for Credentials
- Oct 6, 2026LAFAYETTE INSTRUMENT COMPANY$1.1MAward notice and Justification & Approval for Lafayette LX7 Computerized Polygraph systems and associated accessories
- Sep 30, 2026ENTRUST CORPORATION$10.0MGlobal Entry Airport Modernization
- Sep 30, 2026ACUITY INTERNATIONAL, LLC$499.0MMedical Support Services for CBP (including medical exams, fitness for duty, drug testing, and related services)
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied U.S. Customs & Border Protection since 2024 (2 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past U.S. Customs & Border Protection job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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
- 24 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.