West Glacier, MT - National Park Service (NPS) Acting Intermountain Regional Director Palmer Jenkins announced today the selection of Glacier Park Boat Company, Inc., as the concessioner for interpretive boat tours and small watercraft rental services in Glacier National Park. The new 10-year concession contract is anticipated to commence Jan. 1, 2020.
Glacier Park Boat Company, Inc., is based in Columbia Falls, Montana. The family-owned-and-operated business has been providing interpretive boat tours on the lakes in Glacier National Park since 1938.
The NPS Intermountain Region solicited proposals for this business opportunity from Feb. 12, 2019, through April 30, 2019.
Proposals are evaluated and selected under the provisions of the 1998 Concessions Management Improvement Act by a panel of NPS representatives outside of Glacier National Park.
Additional information about the law, regulation, and policy governing the National Park Services Commercial Services Program can be found online at the NPS Concessions webpage.
For more information about Glacier Park Boat Company, Inc., contact them at 406-257-2426, or visit their website.
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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
