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OCONUS Military Working Dogs Shipping Services

Solicitation FA809327QX003 · Due 2026-11-13. OCONUS Military Working Dogs Shipping Services. DEPT OF DEFENSE in Ohio · NAICS 481112.

SolicitationFA809327QX003
Notice typeSources Sought
PostedOctober 31, 2026
Response deadlineNovember 13, 2026
Place of performanceOhio
ClassificationNAICS 481112 · Scheduled Freight Air Transportation · PSC V111
Set-asideUnrestricted

OFFICIAL NOTICE CONTENT

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THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS ONLY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS IS TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF POTENTIAL QUALIFIED SOURCES AND THEIR SIZE CLASSIFICATIONS (HUBZONE 8(a), 8(a), HUBZONE, SMALL, SMALL DISADVANTAGE AND LARGE BUSINESS) RELATIVE TO NAICS CODE 481112, SCHEDULED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION, RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS WILL BE USED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE APPROPRIATE ACQUISITION DECISIONS, SEE SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS BELOW. AFTER REVIEW OF THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT, A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE PUBLISHED IN SAM.GOV. RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ARE NOT ADEQUATE RESPONSES TO THE SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. ALL INTERESTED OFFERORS WILL HAVE TO RESPOND TO THE SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT IN ADDITION TO RESPONDING TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT. 772ND Enterprise Sourcing Squadron (772 ESS) at Joint Base San Antonio (Lackland) is seeking sources to provide freight air transportation to ship potential military working dogs. This is a DoD program that provides dogs to the 341st Training Squadron (341 TRS). The scope of this contract will be to provide freight air transportation IAW the attached draft document. **These performance objectives are, for example, only to allow contractors to have a basic idea of this requirement. A complete Statement of Work will accompany any solicitation in the future with the total requirements for this service. ** Responses to this notice should include company name, address, point of contact, SAM Unique ID, Cage Code, size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 481112, SCHEDULED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION. This is not a request for proposals and in no way obligates the Government to award any contract. Responses must be received in writing no later than 1400 (2:00 P.M.) hrs. Central Standard Time on 13 November 2026. Firms responding to this announcement, which fail to provide all of the required information, cannot be used to help the Government make the acquisition decision, which is the intent of this source sought.

FEDERAL BUYER

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Department / agencyDEPT OF DEFENSE
Sub-tierDEPT OF THE AIR FORCE
Contracting officeFA8053 773 ESS PKJ MSCC
Office addressWRIGHT PATTERSON AFB, OH, 45433-7401, USA

Public points of contact

SecondaryMarcus Schulzemarcus.schulze@us.af.mil
PrimaryDeric Harrisderic.harris.3@us.af.mil

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First seen by GovBidFitNovember 1, 2026

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