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Veterinary Services (K-9)

Department of Homeland Security · Office of Procurement Operations (Homeland Security) · FPS EAST CCG DIV 2 ACQ DIV
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Solicitation details

Solicitation number
70RFP226QEC000009
Notice type
Presolicitation
NAICS
541940
Product service code
R416
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Posted
2026-09-10
Response deadline
Oct 31, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
DC
Contracting contact
leighann.schuster@fps.dhs.gov

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Statement of work, as posted

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 1201 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.

Contact

Point of contact
LeighAnn Schuster
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
leighann.schuster@fps.dhs.gov
Secondary
josh.b.clemens@fps.dhs.gov
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