Procurement of two (2) fully trained Border Collies from Kuykendall Border Collies, LLC to Perform Wildlife Damage Management for the Hokuala Resort K9 Project
Contract Opportunity Analysis
The Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued a solicitation to procure two fully trained Border Collies from Kuykendall Border Collies, LLC to support the Hokuala Resort K9 Project. The primary objective is to perform wildlife damage management by humanely hazing endangered Hawaiian geese away from resort nesting habitats to mitigate bird-aircraft strike hazards at the adjacent Lihue Airport in Hawaii. The selected dogs must be certified by the American Border Collie Association, desensitized to gunfire and pyrotechnics, and fully compliant with Hawaii's strict rabies titer testing and health certificate requirements. Additionally, the contract includes five days of on-site bonding and skills training for USDA handlers in North Carolina, with a performance period in Kauai running from September 9, 2026, to March 31, 2027. This total small business set-aside procurement is valued as a $26,400 firm-fixed-price purchase order, with Todd Bierl serving as the primary point of contact.