Amendment 1
The NPS amends this solicitation and provides responses to questions received. There is no change to the deadline of the Notice of Intent to Propose or the proposal due date. Amendment 1 will be available at https://www.nps.gov/subjects/concessions/prospectuses.htm
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The National Park Service (NPS) provides notice of the release of a Prospectus to solicit proposals for the award of one (1) Concession Contract to provide Lodging within the Climbers’ Ranch area of Grand Teton National Park (“Park”). The effective date of the Concession Contract is expected to be January 1, 2025.
The Prospectus explains the business opportunity and the terms and conditions under which the NPS will award the Concession Contract. The Prospectus will be available at https://www.nps.gov/subjects/concessions/prospectuses.htm.
Preferred Offeror
The Director, pursuant to the terms of 36 Code of Federal Regulations Part 51, has determined that the contract described in this Prospectus CC-GRTE005-25 is a qualified Contract and, therefore the Existing Concessioner is a Preferred Offeror for this Solicitation. If the Existing Concessioner submits a responsive proposal and that proposal is not selected as the best proposal, the preferred offeror designation allows it to match the terms of the best offer.
Site Visit
The National Park Service (Service) intends to host a site visit for interested parties on the date listed in the Inside Cover of this Prospectus. Registration is required no later than 4:00 pm Mountain Time one week before the scheduled date. To register, contact GTNP Concessions Specialist Karen Kanes via email at karen_kanes@nps.gov. Attendance at the site visit is not required to submit a proposal for the Prospectus. You must provide your name, contact information, the name of the entity interested in submitting a proposal that you represent, the primary contact for the entity, and the number of people in your party. Due to space constraints, the Service limits the number of site visit attendees to a total of four (4) people per interested entity. All individuals attending the site visit must disclose to the Service the entity with which they are affiliated. Site visit participants are responsible for obtaining their lodging, meals, and transportation to the respective facilities and paying the Park entrance fee, as applicable. Participants are encouraged to obtain lodging as soon as possible, as lodging in the area is limited.
Questions Due
If you do not understand something in this Prospectus, you must submit your questions or comments to Jennifer Parker, Commercial Services Program Lead, via email at Jennifer_Parker@nps.gov no later than 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time on August 8, 2024. Questions must be in a format that allows the NPS to copy them to Microsoft Word.
Notice of Intent to Propose
If you plan to submit a proposal in response to this solicitation, you must notify Jennifer Parker, Commercial Services Program Lead, via email at Jennifer_Parker@nps.gov no later than 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time on September 17, 2024. The NPS will not accept proposals from entities that do not provide notice on or before that date. See Proposal Instructions for additional guidance.
Submission of an electronic proposal
Prior to the electronic submission deadline of October 15, 2024, you will receive a welcome email message from the NPS’s Microsoft Teams platform at the email address you provided when you notified the Service of your intent to submit a proposal. You must accept the invitation before you can access the Teams site to upload your proposal. The NPS will not accept proposals submitted in hardcopy or via another electronic platform, including email.
Contact List
To be put on a contact list to receive amendments or any additional information specific to the Prospectus, interested parties must provide their contact information (name, email address, and phone number) to Jennifer Parker via email at Jennifer_Parker@nps.gov. Information relative to the solicitation will also be posted to the above-mentioned website. The Existing Concessioner is automatically included in the contact list.
