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Badlands National Park
 The National Park Service (NPS) has issued a Prospectus soliciting proposals for a concession contract for overnight lodging, merchandise, food service and campground services at Badlands National Park. The Prospectus explains the business opportunity and the terms and conditions under which the NPS will award the concession contract. The Director, pursuant to 36 CFR Part 51, has determined that the existing concessioner is not a preferred offeror for the contract.
The Prospectus is available here
The National Park Service issued the Prospectus on July 24, 2008 under the terms described in the Prospectus, with proposals due no later than 4:00 p.m. on October 24, 2008. Any proposal, including those of the existing concessioner, must be received by the Chief of Concessions, Midwest Region, National Park Service, 601 Riverfront Drive, Omaha, Nebraska 68102 by the deadline date in order to be evaluated and considered for award of the concession contract.
If you are planning to submit a proposal and have obtained your Prospectus from this web site, please advise Sandy Poole @ (402) 661-1748, e-mail: Sandy_Poole@nps.gov of your contact information in order to receive future responses to questions or amendments to the Prospectus. Those requesting hard copy or who have been placed on the mailing list will be provided with any additional information specific to the Prospectus in writing. Information relative to the solicitation will also be posted here.
Click to open the prospectus page, or here for the FedBizOpps notice, or here for the general prospectus page.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
The National Park Service (NPS) has issued a Prospectus for guided horseback trail rides at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The National Park Service has determined, in accordance with 36 CFR Part 51, that the existing Concessioner is a Preferred Offeror for the contract. Further details are available in the Prospectus, and here.
The Prospectus explains the business opportunity, the terms and conditions under which the NPS will award the concession contract, the proposal instructions, and the proposal package (including the selection factors), and is available here.
If you are planning to submit a proposal and have obtained your Prospectus from this web site, please advise Tracy Simmons @ (402) 661-1750, e-mail: Tracy_Simmons@nps.gov of your contact information in order to receive future responses to questions or amendments to the Prospectus. Those requesting hard copy or who have been placed on the mailing list will be provided with any additional information specific to the Prospectus in writing. Information relative to the solicitation will also be posted here.
Click to open the prospectus page, or here for the FedBizOpps notice, or here for the general prospectus page.
Bryce Canyon National Park
The National Park Service (NPS) has issued a Prospectus soliciting proposals for a concession contract for Lodging, Food & Beverage, Retail, Shower and Laundry, and Other Services within Bryce Canyon National Park. Further details are available in the Prospectus, and here.
If you are planning to submit a proposal and have obtained your Prospectus from this web site, please advise Kathleen Gonder @ (435) 834-4300, e-mail: Kathleen_Gonder@nps.gov of your contact information in order to receive future responses to questions or amendments to the Prospectus. Those requesting hard copy or who have been placed on the mailing list will be provided with any additional information specific to the Prospectus in writing. Information relative to the solicitation will also be posted here.
Click to open the prospectus page, or here for the FedBizOpps notice, or here for the general prospectus page.
Click to open BRCA003 Errata Number One
Buffalo National River
The National Park Service has issued a concession Prospectus for canoe rental service at Buffalo National River. This business opportunity is to provide canoe rental service within the Lower District of Buffalo National River. The Concessioner may provide shuttle service related to the canoe rental; shuttle for transportation of private canoes; private vehicle shuttle service; and raft and kayak shuttle related to the rental. The operating season is March through November. Further details are available in the Prospectus, or here.
The prospectus is available here.
If you are planning to submit a proposal and have obtained your Prospectus from this web site, we recommend that you advise Linda Nommensen, Buffalo National River, 402 N. Walnut, Suite 136, Harrison, Arkansas 72601, Attention Linda Nommensen, (870) 741-5446 extension 264 or e-mail: Linda_Nommensen@nps.gov of your interest so your contact information can be placed on a mailing list to receive future responses to questions or amendments to the Prospectus.
The same information will also be posted here.
Click to open the prospectus page, or here for the FedBizOpps notice, or here for the general prospectus page.
Lassen Volcanic National Park
The National Park Service will make major modifications to the Prospectus for proposals to provide lodging, food and beverage service, retail, fuel, laundry, shower, pool and horseback riding services within Lassen Volcanic National Park. The solicitation period has been extended and any offers are due by the exact date of August 13, 2008. This is a new date, click here for details. The existing Concession Contract between the National Park Service and the existing Concessioner expires on October 31, 2008. Further details are available in the Prospectus, or here.
Prospectus packages will be available by contacting Isabel Alvarado, Concessions Management Analyst, Pacific West Region, 1111 Jackson Street, Suite 700, Oakland, California 94607. Additionally, the prospectus is also available for review here.
Click to open Lassen Volcanic prospectus page, or here for the Lassen Volcanic National Park FedBizOpps notice, or here for the general prospectus page.
Click to open LAVO001 Q&A
Notification of Site Visit. Click here for details
Response period extended - to an exact date of August 13, 2008. Click here for details
Revised Financial Excel Sheets
Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve
The National Park Service (NPS) has issued a Prospectus under which multiple concession contracts may be awarded for the operation of cruise ship services within Glacier Bay National Park. The contracts will include the initial allocation of a limited number of vessel use days in Glacier Bay proper during June through August of each year of the contract term. The anticipated term of the contracts will be January 1, 2010 - September 30, 2019. Click
here for more details.
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Dry Tortugas National Park
Availability of a Prospectus for solicitation of offers to operate one businesses that will provide daily passenger ferry service to Dry Tortugas National Park from Key West, Florida. Breakfast and lunch will be provided to patrons as part of this service. The contract will also allow the sale of lunch to non ferry patrons, limited retail sales on board the ferry, sale of alcoholic beverages on the return trip to Key West, Florida, and day trips from Jefferson to Loggerhead Key. Passenger ferry service is currently provided by two businesses operating under commercial use authorizations. Click here for more details.
If you are planning to submit a proposal and have obtained your Prospectus from here on this web site, we recommend that you advise Cherrie Brice, Concessions Management Specialist, Southeast Region, NPS, AFC, 1924 Building, 100 Alabama Street, S.W., Atlanta, GA 30303. at (404) 562-3108 ext. 654 or email Cherrie_Brice@nps.gov of your interest so your contact information can be placed on a mailing list to receive future responses to questions or amendments to the Prospectus. Those receiving hard copies or who have been placed on the mailing list will be provided with any additional information specific to the Prospectus in writing. The same information will also be posted here.
All requests for prospectuses should be made in writing to Cherrie Brice at the address listed above.
Offers must be received by August 13, 2008 by 4:00 p.m. Note this is a new date - click here for details.
Click to open DRTO001 Errata Number one
Click to open DRTO001 Q&A
Click to open Dry Tortugas prospectus page, or here for the Dry Tortugas FedBizOpps notice.
New NPS Concessions Management Advisory Board Chair appointed
Clay James has been appointed Chair of the NPS Concessions Management Advisory Board. Click here for more information.
2007 DOI Environmental Achievement Award Recognizes Three Concessioners for Outstanding Environmental Successes
Three concessionershave been recognized for their environmental programs by the 2007 Department of the Interior (DOI) Environmental Achievement Award (Award) Committee. The concessioners were nominated under the Award’s Partner category with concurrence from the respective park superintendents. The Partner category provides a mechanism for recognizing concessioner environmental programs and highlighting concessioners that demonstrated a commitment to environmental management and stewardship during the previous fiscal year. Click here for more details.
Concession Management Advisory Board Meeting
The Concession Management Advisory Board meeting that had been scheduled for September at Glacier National Park has been cancelled. The next Concession Management Advisory Board Meeting will be held in Washington, D.C. on March 12-13, 2008 at the Convention Center Embassy Suites Hotel.
Authentic Native Handicraft Regulations Published
The Final Rule on Authentic Native Handicrafts was published in the Federal Register on June 12, 2007. The effective date for the regulation is July 12, 2007.
The Final Rule on Authentic Native Handicrafts sets out the definitions for authentic native handicrafts and additional requirement for authentic native handicrafts to be identified with a label to attest to the item’s authenticity, in order to be eligible for franchise fee exemption. The label requirement does not change the existing concessioner documentation requirements and practices for authentic Native Handicrafts.
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Concession Program Report to Congress
National Park Service Concession Program Report to Congress
We are pleased to announce the publication of the “Report to Congress—An Analysis of the National Park Service Concession Program and an Assessment of Concession Contract Competitiveness and Program Administration as a Result of Enactment of Public Law 105-391.” Title IV of the National Park Service Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998 (1998 Act) directed the National Park Service (NPS) to assess the effectiveness of the 1998 Act and the role of the NPS in implementing it. This Report to Congress provides that assessment.
The NPS considers that the actions and initiatives taken in response to the 1998 Act have provided and will continue to provide significant improvements to the NPS Concession Program. In particular, these actions and initiatives demonstrate the commitment of the Concession Program to update its management practices to reflect more closely private industry standards. They also demonstrate the commitment of the NPS to achieve the congressional objective of providing quality visitor services at reasonable rates in cooperation with the business community.
We are proud of the results achieved since the passage of the 1998 Act and appreciate the privilege afforded us in serving NPS visitors.
Click here to access your copy of the Concessions Program Report to Congress
Concessions Management Advisory Board meeting
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770, 5 U.S.C. App 1, Section 10), notice is hereby given that the Concessions Management Advisory Board (the Board) held its 17th meeting March 7 - 8, 2007. Click here for more information about the meeting
Prospectus Outlook
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here for the Most Recent Prospectus Outlook.
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here to open the Prospectus page
Concessioner List
Click here to view or download a list of National Park Service Concessioners in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.
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