The National Park Service (NPS) has released on September 26, a business opportunity soliciting proposals to award a new ten (10) year concession contract to provide guided raft tours, marina, boat rentals, houseboat lodging, food and beverage, retail, campground, land and water-based fuel sales, and other services at Willow Beach and Black Canyon within Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
The NPS will hold a one-day site visit for organizations interested in bidding on this opportunity on October 16, 2024. The site visit provides interested persons, corporations, or other entities an overview of the concession operations along with a tour of the Concession Facilities, as that term is defined in the Draft Contract, assigned to the Concessioner under the Draft Contract. To attend the site visit, registration is required. To register, please email Kimberley Gagliolo, Commercial Services Specialist, Interior Regions 8, 9, 10, and 12 at kim_gagliolo@nps.gov with the name of your company, contact phone number and email, and the number of people attending from your organization, no later than 12:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on October 15, 2024. Additional information regarding meeting time and location will be provided after registration.
Site visit participants are responsible for obtaining their own lodging, meals, and transportation to the respective Concession Facilities. Participants must be 18 years of age or older. Please be prepared for varying weather and walking between buildings. Since the concession operation will be serving visitors at the time of the site visit, the NPS limits the number of representatives that each company, including any supporting contractors, may bring to the site visit to five (5), and the NPS will permit no more than two (2) people per organization, including any supporting contractors, within the kitchen area. Attendance at the site visit is not required to submit a proposal for the prospectus; however, attendance is encouraged.
Questions regarding the prospectus must be received, in writing, no later than 12:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on October 23, 2024. Email your questions to Kimberley Gagliolo, Commercial Services Specialist, at kim_gagliolo@nps.gov.
Any interested party intending to submit a proposal must submit a "Notice of Intent to Propose" as described in the Business Opportunity and Proposal Instructions, no later than 12:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on December 27, 2024.
The NPS is ONLY accepting electronic proposals in response to this prospectus. Any proposal must be received electronically, no later than 12:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on January 28, 2025, in the format outlined in the Proposal Instructions, to be evaluated for award of the new concession contract.
The prospectus is available on the NPS Commercial Services website (link provided below). If you choose to retrieve a copy of the prospectus, please notify Kimberley Gagliolo at kim_gagliolo@nps.gov so you are placed on the mailing list to receive notifications of any future modifications or correspondence.
