Animal Packing Services – Wilderness Trail Recovery Support

The contract seeks qualified small businesses to provide animal packing services using mules or horses to transport essential supplies and equipment into remote wilderness areas to support post-fire trail recovery operations. Services include base camp resupply and drop-packing missions, ensuring that recovery teams have the necessary gear, food, and materials delivered to inaccessible locations where vehicles cannot reach. The work is critical for restoring trails and infrastructure after wildfire damage and requires experienced teams with proven capabilities in wilderness logistics, animal handling, and safe transport under rugged conditions. This subcontract is a total small business set-aside under the SBA program, exclusively open to small businesses as defined by the NAICS code 488190, which covers other support activities for animal transportation. The opportunity is managed by the Klamath National Forest under the U.S. Department of Agriculture, with performance centered around Yreka, California, 96097. The solicitation was posted on May 13, 2026, and responses are due by May 29, 2026, with no specified point of contact provided beyond the SAM.gov portal link for further details.