Seki: middle fork pack support
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 140P8526Q0089
- Agency
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National Park Service
Department of the Interior
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 713990 All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Park Service seeks animal packing services in support of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, with quotations due July 10, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time. This is a 100% Women-Owned Small Business set-aside with a small business size standard of $9 million in average annual receipts.
Place of performance is Tehipite Valley, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Three Rivers, California. The period of performance runs from July 15 through September 30, 2026. The contractor must supply all pack animals, tack, pack equipment, packing tools, veterinary and farrier care, vehicle transport, packing personnel, livestock feed, and related services. Operations include mobilizing 8–10 pack animals for camp setup and maintaining 4–6 pack animals weekly for resupply trips to wilderness camps along the Middle Fork of the Kings River. The contractor must provide bedding, food, and shelter for packers on multi-day overnight trips. All work must comply with SEKI wilderness, camping, and stock use requirements, including group size limits and grazing regulations. Item dimensions cannot exceed 5 feet in length (except shovels and telescoping pole saws), and individual items cannot exceed 60 pounds. Pack animals carry up to 120 pounds per animal.
Pricing is on a Per-Packer-Day and Per-Pack-Animal-Day flat rate basis. Anticipated requirements total 38 Packer Days, 225 Pack Animal Days, and 24 bags of feed. Billing adjusts based on animals and packers actually used; one packer leads 1–6 animals, two packers lead 7–10 animals, and three packers lead 11–15 animals. The Service Contract Act applies, with an Outfitter/Packer prevailing wage of $26.68 per hour plus $4.98 per hour fringe benefits. Evaluation criteria are price, prior experience with similar projects within the past five years, and ability to meet the delivery date. Questions are due July 8 by 5:00 p.m. PT. Offerors must be registered in SAM.gov and submit quotes by email to Charlene Flanagan at charlene_flanagan@ios.doi.gov.
Notice text
DESCRIPTION. The National Park Service has a requirement for animal packing services in support of Seqouia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 140P8526Q0089 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation is a 100% total small business set-aside in accordance with FAR 19.104-1, and the NAICS code is 713990 with an associated small business size standard of $9 million in average annual receipts. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clause may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.
The government intends to award a single firm fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror (pursuant to FAR subpart 9.1) whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: price, past performance, and delivery date.
QUOTES ARE DUE AT 5:00 P.M. PACIFIC TIME (PT) ON FRIDAY, July 10, 2026. Only emailed quotes will be accepted.
Questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing via email to charlene_flanagan@ios.doi.gov and reference the solicitation number in the subject line of the email, e.g., `140P8526Q0089 QUESTION.¿ Questions must be received by July 8, 2026, by 5:00 p.m. (PT). Questions received after this date may or may not be addressed.
The government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation.
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