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Trail Crew Material Packing Statement of Work 2022

The National Park Service (NPS) has several work projects scheduled in Paradise Valley in 2023. In support of these projects, camp gear, food, tools, and other material will be packed in by mule to various work camp locations around the Cedar Grove Area. 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: it is anticipated that between 8 to 10 mule loads will be needed twice a week for approximately 24 days of resupplies from when snow levels allow access (approximately mid July to late

September) to stock through 2023.

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. Use the bid form provided for quotes.

• 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 200 yards of the maintained trails to established camps, although deliveries may be contracted for any point along the trail.

• Since there are different locations to which loads will be delivered, and since overnight pack train travel will be required, the area to be served has been broken down into areas of One-Day round trips, Two-Day round trips as outlined on the map. One-Day round trips will be from Don

Cecil Trailhead to Cedar Grove returning to Don Cecil. Two-Day round trips will be from Don

Cecil Trailhead to Cedar Grove, day two: Cedar Grove to Mist Falls Junction to Don Cecil trail head. Three and Four day round 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.

• Payment will be made on a per-packer-day, and per-pack animal-day basis. 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 or a packer assistant 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 contractor will be responsible for

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• No single item to be packed will be longer than 5’, with the possible exceptions of shovels and telescoping polesaws. No single item will be heavier than 60 lbs (e.g. a sack of Portland cement).

• Grazing may or may not be available for pack stock, depending on park regulations, meadow condition, 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 Charlotte Lake and 100 pounds packed back on the return trip would be billed as two packer-days and four animal-days.)

Bid Sheet:

It is anticipated that there will be up to 24 one day resupplies including crew/camp demobilization to support the Kings Canyon trail crew under this contract. Vendors are to use the bid sheet below to submit their pricing for the daily cost of packers and pack animals.

24, 1 day resupplies: requiring 1 packer, 1 packer assistant, and 10 pack animals

Packer cost per day

Packer Assistant cost per day

Pack animal cost per day

TOTAL

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