Great Smoky Mountains National Park

The National Park Service (NPS) will issue a prospectus for solicitation of offers for a 10 year concession contract to provide Visitor Convenience Items and Vending at Cades Cove, Oconaluftee, and Sugarlands Visitor Centers and the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  Cades Cove Visitor Center and the Great Smoky Mountains Institute are near Townsend, Tennessee.  The Sugarlands Visitor Center is near Gatlinburg, Tennessee and the Oconaluftee Visitor Center is near Cherokee, North Carolina.  Gross revenues over the past five years for the existing concessioner have been from $205,347- $240,030 annually.
The Director, pursuant to 36 CFR 51 has determined that this is a qualified contract with regard to preference for a Preferred Offeror, and that the existing concessioner, Great Smoky Mountains Association, is a Preferred Offeror for this contract.  Any offer, including that of the existing concessioner, must be received by the NPS at the address listed in the prospectus no later than 4:00 p.m. on September 18, 2009 in order to be evaluated and considered for an award of a concession contract.  The prospectus describes the business opportunity and includes the terms and conditions under which the NPS will award the concession contract. The prospectus is available on the NPS website (click here) or you can receive a hard copy for $50.00.  To request a copy of the prospectus, send a check for $50.00 payable to the National Park Service to Mark Morgan at the address listed below. This amount includes an administrative charge of $45.00 to recoup the printing cost plus a $5.00 Fed Ex shipping fee for each prospectus. Please include a physical address (no post office box) and telephone number. You may also pick up a printed copy at the Superintendent’s Office at Park Headquarters for $45.00 (checks only).  If you are planning to submit a proposal and have obtained your prospectus from the website, we recommend that you advise Mark Morgan, Concessions Management Specialist, Southeast Region, NPS, AFC, 1924 Building, 100 Alabama Street, S.W., Atlanta, GA  30303 at (404) 507-5638 or e-mail at Mark_Morgan@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 a hard copy 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 to the above mentioned website.  Inquiries can be directed to Mark Morgan at (404) 507-5638 or e-mail at Mark_Morgan@nps.gov.  No telephone requests for the prospectus will be honored.

Click here to open the prospectus page, or here for the FedBizOpps notice. Information relative to the solicitation will also be posted here.

Fort McHenry

The National Park Service (NPS) is issuing a prospectus soliciting proposals for a 10-year concession contract to provide merchandise sales and limited food and beverage service at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine.  The sale of boxed lunches is authorized but not required at the Hampton National Historic Site. The prospectus will explain the business opportunity and the terms and conditions under which the NPS will award the contract.  The NPS Director, pursuant to 36 CFR Part 51, determined that the existing concessioner is not a preferred offeror for the contract. 

The NPS issued the prospectus on June 24, 2009 under the terms described in the prospectus, with proposals due no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 24, 2009.  Any proposal, including that of the existing concessioner, must be received by the National Park Service, Northeast Region, Business Services, Attention:  Kathleen Karhnak, 200 Chestnut Street, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19106 by the deadline date in order to be evaluated and considered for award of the contract. 

If you are planning to submit a proposal and have obtained your prospectus from the website (click here), please send an email to NER_FOMC_Concessions@nps.gov, Attention Kathleen Karhnak, with your contact information in order to receive future responses to questions or amendments to the prospectus.  Those 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 to the above-mentioned website.  A hard-copy prospectus is also available upon written request for a printing and mailing charge of $35.00 per copy.  To request a copy, please send a request to National Park Service, Northeast Region, Business Services, Attention:  Kathleen Karhnak, 200 Chestnut Street, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19106, (215) 597-7062, and include a street address (not post office box) telephone number and your check or money order.  Checks or money orders (no cash or credit accepted) must be made payable to the National Park Service and must have the payer’s Tax Identification Number (TIN) or Social Security Number (SSN) on the face of the check or money order.  Email requests may be made to NER_FOMC_Concessions@nps.gov, Attention Kathleen Karhnak, and send your check or money order to the address stated above. 

A site visit will be held on July 16, 2009, to allow interested parties an opportunity to see the existing concession facilities and plans for the new operation related to the concession contract.   Participation in the site visit will not be required to submit a proposal but attendance is encouraged.  All parties intending to attend the site visit must send an email to NER_FOMC_Concessions@nps.gov, Attention Kathleen Karhnak, by July 13, 2009, to receive further instructions.  The email must list the full name, organization, address, phone number and email address for all intended attendees and identify the organization’s primary contact, phone number, and email address.  

Click here to open the prospectus page, or here for the FedBizOpps notice. Information relative to the solicitation will also be posted here.

National Capital Parks-East

The National Park Service (NPS) has issued a prospectus soliciting proposals for a ten year contract for marina services within National Capital Parks-East on May 26, 2009. 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, Guest Services, Inc., is not a preferred offeror for this contract.

Any offer, including that of the existing concessioner, must be received by the Business Services Program Manager, NPS, National Capital Region Office of Business Services Room 236 1100 Ohio Drive, S.W. Washington, DC 20242 no later than one hundred twenty two days (122) after the release of the prospectus in order to be evaluated and considered for an award of a concession contract to provide these services within National Capital Parks-East. The prospectus will be issued on May 26, 2009, for a 122-day response period under the terms described in the prospectus, with proposals due at the National Capital Region Office of Business Services Room 236 1100 Ohio Drive, S.W. Washington, DC 20242 by September 25, 2009 no later than 4:00 p.m.

Hardcopies are available upon request for a printing cost recovery charge. The fee is $30 per copy if picked up from the National Capital Regional Office in person and $35 per copy if mailed. To request a copy, provide a check or money order made payable to the National Park Service (Cash remittance is not accepted). A Tax Identification Number (TIN) or Social Security Number (SSN) is required on all checks and money orders. For mail requests include a street address (no post office box) to receive a Federal Express delivery. For mail requests or personal pick up, or if you have specific inquiries, contact Steve LeBel, Business Services Program Manager, NPS, National Capital Region Office of Business Services Room 236 1100 Ohio Drive, S.W. Washington, DC 20242. Telephone inquiries may be directed to Steve LeBel at (202) 619-7072, e-mail: Steve_LeBel@nps.gov.

If you are planning to submit a proposal and have obtained your prospectus from the website, we recommend that you advise Steve LeBel, Business Services Program Manager, NPS, National Capital Region Office of Business Services Room 236 1100 Ohio Drive, S.W. Washington, DC 20242, 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 a hard copy 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 to the above mentioned website. A site tour or access within the concession operation is scheduled for June 29, 2009 at 1:00PM.

Click to here open the prospectus page, or here for the FedBizOpps notice. Information relative to the solicitation will also be posted here.

Yellowstone National Park

The National Park Service has issued a Prospectus soliciting proposals for providing medical services within Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The Prospectus explains the business opportunity and the terms and conditions under which the NPS will award the existing concessions contract. The Director, pursuant to 36 C.F.R. Part 51, has determined that the existing concessioner is not a preferred offeror for the contract.

The National Park Service issued the Prospectus on April 21, 2009, under the terms described in the Prospectus, with proposal due no later than 4:00 p.m. MST on Tuesday, August 18, 2009. Any proposal, including those of the existing concessioner, must be received by the Chief of Concessions, Intermountain Region, National Park Service, 12795 West Alameda Parkway, Lakewood, Colorado 80228 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 Jacque Lavelle, Chief of Concessions, Intermountain Region, at (303)969-2661, e-mail: Jacque_Lavelle@nps.gov of your contact information in order to receive future responses to questions or amendments to the Prospectus. Those requesting a hard copy or who have been placed on the mailing list will be provided with any additional information specific to the Prospectus in writing. Click to open the prospectus page, or here for the FedBizOpps notice. Information relative to the solicitation will also be posted here.

Click to open the prospectus page, or here for the FedBizOpps notice.

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