The National Park Service (NPS) has released a prospectus for the award of up to 18 new concession contracts to operate Guided Interpretive Whitewater River Tours within Canyonlands National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
The current concession contracts for this service will expire on Dec. 31, 2016. It is anticipated that the new 10-year concession contacts will take effect Jan. 1, 2017.
The NPS made notification on the Federal Business Opportunity website and issued the prospectus on April 28, 2016. Parties interested in learning more about this opportunity should visit the NPS's Commercial Services website at: https://www.nps.gov/commercialservices/canyxxx-17.html
Interested parties who retrieve the prospectus from the website should also notify Jennifer Parker to receive notifications of any future modifications or other correspondence related to this prospectus.
Hard copies of the prospectus are available (for a fee) from the NPS Intermountain Regional Office. Information on requesting a hard copy of the prospectus is available on the NPS Commercial Services website listed above.
Questions related to this business opportunity must be submitted by e-mail no later than 4 pm MST on May 27, 2016. Inquiries will be responded to in writing.
Offers must be sent to:
Jennifer Parker, Chief of Concessions
NPS, Intermountain Region
P.O. Box 25287
Denver, CO. 80228-0287
Alternatively, offers may be hand delivered to:
Jennifer Parker, Chief of Concessions
NPS, Intermountain Region
12795 W. Alameda Parkway
Lakewood, CO 80228
All offers must be received no later than 4 pm MST July 28, 2016.
For additional information about the Southeast Utah Group of national parks and/or Glen Canyon National Recreation Area please visit the below websites:
Arches National Park
Canyonlands National Park
Hovenweep National Monument
Natural Bridges National Monument
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
About the National Park Service: More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America's 411 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Learn more at www.nps.gov.
Tags: business concessions commercial services canyonlands
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
