Region 4 Prescribed Fire Training Support Services

Presolicitation notice. Solicitation forthcoming.

The Intermountain Region of the USFS (R4) requires a contractor(s) to assist the Fuels Program in all aspects of prescribed fire trainings.  Some tasks include: plan and instruct training, provide hands on field experience, provide facility and training site logistical support, work with host sites on presentation/training needs, develop custom educational presentations utilizing the latest technology, develop fuels treatment staff rides, review burn plans and associated documents for national policy compliance, document course delivery process, develop job aids for fuels staff and line officers, electronically archive course delivery documentation, serve on facilitated learning analysis teams, one-on-one mentoring in prescribed fire, participate in prescribed fire program reviews, and create field exercises specifically targeted to employees working in the fuels management arena including agency administrators. The contractor shall work in coordination with R4 and/or federal and state partner agencies to deliver these services. The intent of the mentoring and other educational presentations is to improve awareness and provide operational education to fire professionals, agency administrators, and resource specialists who are responsible for planning and implementing fuels treatments on their unit(s).