Rivercane Site Suitability Assessment for Post-Hurricane Helene Recovery

The USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, is planning to award a sole source firm-fixed price contract to Arundinaria Gigantea Consulting, LLC, for a rivercane site suitability assessment. The project aims to assess the contribution of rivercane to streambank stability, its persistence through historical high-water events, and its potential as a restoration tool. The contractor will examine impacts at locations where rivercane was present and absent along geomorphically similar reaches of the same stream in Helene-impacted watersheds of Western North Carolina. The contractor will also assess physical characteristics of existing rivercane sites and make recommendations for restoration sites. Key tasks include: • Determine if presence or absence of rivercane mitigated bank erosion and damage • Assess physical characteristics of existing rivercane sites • Make recommendations for restoration sites • Coordinate all work with the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and Point of Contact (POC) • Submit deliverables in a timely manner