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The purpose of this contract is to secure the services of a Packer and stock animals in 2023 to transport food, supplies, and equipment, for work in and adjacent to the Trinity Alps, Russian, and Marble Mountain Wilderness Areas located in Northern California, in support of KNF Post-Fire Trail Recovery work. The contractor shall provide up to 5 pack animals and any necessary riding animals for Animal Packer and any helpers, sufficient to transport the specified quantity of food, supplies, and equipment with one week notice for any changes to scheduled days. Packing support will include a variety of the following: 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. See attached Statement of Work.