Wilderness Trips for the Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center

The United States Forest Service, Regional Office R1, is seeking outfitter-guide services to support the Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center’s annual wilderness leadership training course in Missoula, Montana. This national program provides instruction to federal wilderness managers and decision-makers from the Forest Service, Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Fish & Wildlife Service. The procurement is designated as an SBA Small Business Administration set-aside under NAICS code 487110 for Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Land, and PSC F099 for Natural Resources/Conservation- Other. Responses to this combined synopsis/solicitation, identified as solicitation number 12034320Q0014, are due by January 10, 2020.

The contractor will facilitate 3-day, 2-night field trips for groups of approximately 7 to 13 students during the third full week of June. Trip formats include horse packing, backpacking, drop camps, llama packing, or river/lake floats, all conducted concurrently from Thursday through Saturday. Eligible contractors must hold a current outfitter and guide permit from the Forest Service, BLM, Park Service, or Fish & Wildlife Service. Because these activities are administrative, contractors do not require a specific Special Use Permit for the trip area, and the performance days will not be deducted from their existing permit allocations.

Tina D. Cook serves as the point of contact for this requirement. The solicitation is supported by five attachments, including the primary solicitation document, an experience questionnaire, a Service Contract Act wage determination, a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan, and a schedule of items. These documents were published alongside the notice on December 11, 2019.