Description
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking packing services to support the KNF Post-Fire Trail Recovery work in the Trinity Alps, Russian, and Marble Mountain Wilderness Areas in Northern California. The contractor will be required to provide up to 20 pack mules or horses and any necessary riding horses or mules for Animal Packers and assistants. The packing services will include inserting food, supplies, and equipment to establish a base camp, resupplying a base camp, drop-packing at a pre-determined site, and packing supplies and equipment out at the end of a hitch. The contractor must be able to transport the specified quantity of food, supplies, and equipment with one week's notice for any changes to scheduled days. The period of performance is from 07/01/2026 to 06/30/2027.
• The contractor must be located within 100 miles of Fort Jones.
• The contractor must be able to field 20 head of pack horses or mules with four packers, four riding animals, and sufficient trucks and trailers to allow for packing out of two trailheads in the same day.
• The contractor must be able to navigate remote roads with a loaded horse trailer and pack unusual loads over steep, rocky terrain.