B08_Solicitation_Attachment1_Statement_of_Work.pdf

Attachment 01 140P8524Q0072

Statement of Work Hockett Area Pack Support

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park (SEKI) has a trail maintenance project scheduled for the trail network within the Hockett Plateau area for the summer of 2024. Support of the trail work will include the transportation of camp gear, food, tools, and other material via pack string from the trailhead for Trail #31E15 in the Golden Trout Wilderness of Sequoia National Forest, over Tuohy Gap and into the Hockett Plateau area of Sequoia National Park to multiple wilderness camp locations. In addition to delivery of goods, the pack support will include multiple relocations of the trail crew camps from one Wilderness location to another. The duration of packing needs under this contract will be based on access to the backcountry camp locations, weekly crew needs, and project scheduling.

Due to the camp locations, overnight stays in the wilderness will be required. For each trip, the vendor must factor this into their quote. Roughly 8 mule loads will be needed for camp mobilizations/moves including resupplies of food. For only food resupply trips, 4 mule loads will be needed. All mules loads include reasonably sized/weight top‐loads as necessary. Due to the administrative nature of this work, use of administrative pasture may be made available to commercial pack stations. A tentative schedule is set, but dates will need to be flexible based on the progression of work throughout the field season.

The project duration will be approximately early July to early August 2024. Trips will occur weekly and will be from 10 to 12 trail miles one‐way into the Wilderness from the nearest trailhead. The tentative schedule is as follows and will be subject to change:

Tentative Schedule/Mileage:

1‐Jul mobilize w/resupply 10 miles 8 mules/2 packers to Hidden Camp 10‐Jul resupply 10 miles 4 mules/1 packer Hidden Camp 17‐Jul resupply 10 miles 4 mules/1 packer Hidden Camp 22‐Jul move w/resupply 12 miles 8 mules/2 packers Hidden to Hockett Meadow 31‐Jul resupply 12 miles 4 mules/1 packer Hockett Meadow 5‐Aug demobilize 12 miles 8 mules/2 packers from Hockett Meadow

1 extra trip* 10 miles 4 mules/1 packer TBD

*extra trip is for emergencies, unforeseen needs, and/or environmental changes

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 Sequoia 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 the camp locations, some overnight travel will be required. The cost will reflect Two‐Day round trips.

When 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.

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 (COR) 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. Feed will consist of certified weed‐free hay or pellets.

Stock use reporting will be the responsibility of the commercial operator following guidance set forth in their CUA.

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 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.

Vendors are required to submit their bids on a per‐packer‐day, and per‐pack animal‐day basis as a flat rate for each line item. Such as:

1 packer per day Vendor bid cost

1 pack animal per day Vendor bid cost

***Please fill in all pricing information for all quotes in Attachment #4 – Price Schedule***

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 until it reaches its final wilderness destination.

All applicable food/goods will be stored and handled in a bear‐safe manner when under the care of the commercial packer.

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.

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. Top loads may be required.

Due to the camp location, overnight stay in the wilderness will be required. For each trip, the vendor must factor this into their quote. Eight mule loads and two packers will be needed for camp moves with resupplies. Weekly resupplies will require approximately four mule loads and one packer. Actual dates are slightly flexible, but project duration will be approximately early July to early August 2024.

Service Date(s) From Tentative Schedule (above)

Quantity Duration Totals

1 mobilization July 1 8 mules, 2 packers 1 day 8 mules, 2 packers

3 resupplies July 10, 17, 31 4 mules, 1 packer 1 day 12 mules, 3 packers

2 mobilizations July 22 (mob), August 5 (de‐mob) 8 mules, 2 packers 2 days 32 mules, 8 packers

1 resupply Extra Trip 4 mules, 1 packer 2 days 8 mules, 2 packers

***Please fill in all pricing information for all quotes in Attachment #4 – Price Schedule***