B08_Solicitation_Attachment1_Statement_of_Work.pdf

Attachment 01 140P8524Q0052

Statement of Work Project #1 Palisade Creek Material Packing Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park (SEKI) has several trails maintenance and construction projects scheduled in Dusy Basin/Laconte Canyon/Palisade Creek in 2024. In support of these projects, camp gear, food, tools, and other material will be packed in by mule from south lake trailhead in Inyo N.F.

over Bishop Pass to the NPS camps in both Dusy Basin and in Palisade Creek. The duration of packing needs under this contract will be based on snow levels and access to the backcountry camp locations, weekly crew needs, and project scheduling.

5 mule loads and 1 packer will be needed for camp mobilization and resupply for a total of 4 days at Dusy Basin camp and 1 packer and 5 mules will be needed for 8 two day trips for a total of 16 days at Palisade Creek camp. Due to the camp location overnight stay in the wilderness will be required for the Palisade Lake camp portion of the project, for each trip vendor must factor this into their quote. Actual dates are flexible, but project duration will be approximately mid July to late-September 2024.

The contractor is to supply all animals, tools, tack, pack equipment, veterinary and farrier care, vehicle transport, stock packing personnel (packers and assistants), livestock feed, and all other items needed for performing all the work of this contract.

Any contractors traveling through or camping in Kings Canyon National Park will follow the SEKI traveling and camping regulations. Specifically, SEKI group size limits, camping restrictions, and grazing regulations will apply to contractors carrying out this work. These regulations may be found at http://www.nps.gov/seki/planyourvisit/stockuse.htm

Pack trips may be contracted to deliver loads to any location in the contract area that is legally accessible to pack trains. Delivery locations will typically be within 400 yards of the maintained trails to established camps, although deliveries may be contracted for any point along the trail.

Due to one of the camp locations, overnight travel will be required, the cost will reflect Two-Day round trips.

If overnight stays are required, the vendor must be able to supply their own means of bedding, food, and shelter for packers staying overnight in backcountry locations.

Additional days, alternate locations, or trips can be negotiated between the vendor and the COR dependent upon need and will follow the Per-packer Per-day/Per-animal Per-day cost agreed upon the granting of the contract and vendors availability or capability to provide additional services.

The vendor will be responsible for transporting a weekly grocery list from camp locations after resupply to be delivered to a NPS representative .

A NPS Representative will be responsible for filling a weekly tool and supply needs list from a government owned supply trailer that will be kept in a secure location on the vendors property.

Security of the trailer will be the responsibility of the vendor. Tools and supplies will be identified and staged at the vendors property the afternoon before the resupply.

The vendor will provide sanitary and adequate storage (freezer/refrigerators/coolers/ice) of perishable goods for the interim time between grocery delivery and camp resupply.

For example, one packer delivering three loads to the Two-Day trip area will be paid as two packer-days and six animal-days. Two packers delivering 8 loads to the One-Day trip area will be paid as two packer-days and 8 animal-days.

Pack trains will be up to 5 pack animals per packer on a given trip. For 1-5 loads to be delivered on a given trip, one packer may be billed; for 6-10 loads, two packers may be billed; for 11-15 loads, three packers may be billed.

The NPS will schedule pack trips at least one week in advance. At the time of scheduling, the NPS will specify the wilderness delivery location, the number of pack strings, and the number of loads (plus or minus one load). The final number of loads will be determined by 4pm the afternoon before the pack trip is to leave.

The NPS will not be able to provide any staging areas in the front country. Loads will generally consist of food, tools and equipment, fuel, and mail. The vendor will be responsible for sanitary cold storage of the perishable food, sanitary storage of dry goods, mail, tools, equipment, and fuel from drop-off the afternoon before resupply until it reaches its final wilderness destination.

No single item to be packed will be longer than 5’, with the possible exceptions of shovels and telescoping pole saws, or tripod legs. No single item will be heavier than 90 lbs. (e.g., a sack of Portland cement).

Grazing may or may not be available for pack stock, depending on park regulations, meadow conditions, and other grazing that has occurred in a given year. Upon scheduling, and on a trip-by-trip basis, the Contracting Officer’s Representative will inform the contractor whether stock may graze or not. If grazing is not available, extra packing will be contracted to pack feed at a rate of 15 pounds of feed per animal per night.

One “load” will be up to 150 pounds of material packed to the destination, with or without a load on the return leg of the round trip. Two loads will be between 151 and 300 pounds, and so

on. (Example: 250 pounds of material packed to Palisade Creek and 100 pounds packed back on the return trip would be billed as two packer-days and four animal-days.)

Price Sheet (See Attachment 4):

Vendors are required to submit their quotes on a per-packer-day, and per-pack animal-day basis as a flat rate for each line item on the price sheet, which is Attachment 4 (Please fill in).

Due to the remote location of the wilderness camps, a premium rate (day and a half rate) is expected for pack trips to/from the Dusy Basin location resulting in single day travel over 20 miles. Line item for day and half rate for packer and pack animals is provided on the Price Sheet (Attachment 4).

Line item for packer includes the packers riding animal and is incorporated into the Packer day fee line item.

1 packer and 5 mule loads will be needed for camp mobilization and resupply for a total of 4 trips at Dusy Basin camp, since this location exceeds 20 miles in a single day, the day and a half line item is provided on the Price Sheet for resupplies at this location.

TOTAL 4 packer day and 20 Pack animal days at day and a half rate.

1 packer and 5 mules will be needed for camp mobilization and resupply for 8 two day trips for a total of 16 days at Palisade Creek camp.

TOTAL 16 packer days and 80 Pack animal days at standard day rate.

Statement of Work Project #2 Dusy Basin Material Packing

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park (SEKI) has several trails maintenance and construction projects scheduled in Dusy Basin in 2024. In support of these projects, camp gear, food, tools, and other material will be packed in by mule from south lake trailhead in Inyo N.F. over Bishop Pass to the NPS camps in Lower Dusy Basin. The duration of packing needs under this contract will be based on snow levels and access to the backcountry camp locations, weekly crew needs, and project scheduling.

10 mule loads and 2 packers will be needed for camp mobilization/de-mob and resupply for a total of 11 days at Dusy Basin camp. Due to the remote location of the wilderness camps, a premium rate (day and a half rate) is expected for pack trips to/from the Dusy Basin location resulting in single day travel over 20 miles. Actual dates are flexible, but project duration will be approximately mid-July to late-September 2024.

The contractor is to supply all animals, tools, tack, pack equipment, veterinary and farrier care, vehicle transport, stock packing personnel (packers and assistants), livestock feed, and all other items needed for performing all the work of this contract.

Any contractors traveling through or camping in Kings Canyon National Park will follow the SEKI traveling and camping regulations. Specifically, SEKI group size limits, camping restrictions, and grazing regulations will apply to contractors carrying out this work. These regulations may be found at http://www.nps.gov/seki/planyourvisit/stockuse.htm

Pack trips may be contracted to deliver loads to any location in the contract area that is legally accessible to pack trains. Delivery locations will typically be within 400 yards of the maintained trails to established camps, although deliveries may be contracted for any point along the trail.

Due to one of the camp locations overnight travel will be required, the cost will reflect Two-Day round trips.

If overnight stays are required, the vendor must be able to supply their own means of bedding, food, and shelter for packers staying overnight in backcountry locations.

Additional Days, alternate locations, or trips can be negotiated between the vendor and the COR dependent upon need and will follow the Per-packer Per-day/Per-animal Per-day cost agreed upon the granting of the contract and vendors availability or capability to provide additional services.

The vendor will be responsible for transporting a weekly grocery list from camp locations after resupply to be delivered to a NPS representative.

A NPS Representative will be responsible for filling a weekly tool and supply needs list from a government owned supply trailer that will be kept in a secure location on the vendors property.

Security of the trailer will be the responsibility of the vendor. Tools and supplies will be identified and staged at the vendors property the afternoon before the resupply.

The vendor will provide sanitary and adequate storage (freezer/refrigerators/coolers/ice) of perishable goods for the interim time between grocery delivery and camp resupply.

For example, one packer delivering three loads to the Two-Day trip area will be paid as two packer-days and six animal-days. Two packers delivering 8 loads to the One-Day trip area will be paid as two packer-days and 8 animal-days.

Pack trains will be up to 5 pack animals per packer on a given trip. For 1-5 loads to be delivered on a given trip, one packer may be billed; for 6-10 loads, two packers may be billed; for 11-15 loads, three packers may be billed.

The NPS will schedule pack trips at least one week in advance. At the time of scheduling, the NPS will specify the wilderness delivery location, the number of pack strings, and the number of loads (plus or minus one load). The final number of loads will be determined by 4pm the afternoon before the pack trip is to leave.

The NPS will not be able to provide any staging areas in the front country. Loads will generally consist of food, tools and equipment, fuel, and mail. The vendor will be responsible for sanitary cold storage of the perishable food, sanitary storage of dry goods, mail, tools, equipment, and fuel from drop-off the afternoon before resupply until it reaches its final wilderness destination.

No single item to be packed will be longer than 5’, with the possible exceptions of shovels and telescoping pole saws, or tripod legs. No single item will be heavier than 90 lbs. (e.g., a sack of Portland cement).

Grazing may or may not be available for pack stock, depending on park regulations, meadow conditions, and other grazing that has occurred in a given year. Upon scheduling, and on a trip-by-trip basis, the Contracting Officer’s Representative will inform the contractor whether stock may graze or not. If grazing is not available, extra packing will be contracted to pack feed at a rate of 15 pounds of feed per animal per night.

One “load” will be up to 150 pounds of material packed to the destination, with or without a load on the return leg of the round trip. Two loads will be between 151 and 300 pounds, and so

on. (Example: 250 pounds of material packed to Palisade Creek and 100 pounds packed back on the return trip would be billed as two packer-days and four animal-days.)

Price Sheet (See Attachment 4):

Vendors are required to submit their quotes on a per-packer-day, and per-pack animal-day basis as a flat rate for each line item, which is Attachment 4 (Please fill in).

Due to the remote location of the wilderness camps a premium rate (day and a half rate) is expected for pack trips to/from the Dusy Basin location resulting in single day travel over 20 miles. Line item for day and half rate for packer and pack animals is provided on the Price Sheet.

Line item for packer includes the packer’s riding animal and is incorporated into the Packer Day fee line item.

2 packers and 10 mule loads will be needed for camp mobilization and resupply for a total of 11 trips at Dusy Basin camp, since this location exceeds 20 miles in a single day, the day and a half line item is provided on the price sheet for resupplies at this location.

TOTAL 22 packer days and 220 Pack animal days at day and a half rate.