National Park Service Request for Proposals (RFP) for Caneel Bay Property

View from the trees looking down on a beach with blue water and mountains in the background.

NPS Photo

The National Park Service (NPS) is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a lease of approximately 150 acres at Caneel Bay, within Virgin Islands National Park, on the Island of St. John, in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Interested parties can submit a response package with a proposal to rebuild, rehabilitate, improve and operate overnight lodging accommodations and amenities at Caneel Bay.

The Caneel Bay resort has historically represented an early model of eco-tourist luxury accommodations. Since hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, the resort is no longer operating because many of the guest rooms and other support structures were severely damaged by the hurricanes.

The best qualified offeror responding to this RFP, as determined by the NPS, will be invited to negotiate the terms of a final lease in the fall or winter of 2026.

If you would like to receive email notifications of future modifications to this RFQ, please send an email to [e-mail] or you can use the link here.

Site Visit

The NPS will hold site visits on June 4 & 5, 2026. Additional dates may be added if necessary. More details on the site visit and how to RSVP are provided in the RFP. All parties interested in attending should RSVP no later than June 17, 2026, by 2:00 P.M. ET.

Questions and Answers

Any questions regarding this lease opportunity at Virgin Islands National Park must be received no later than June 11, 2026, via email to [e-mail] or through the link here.

Request for Proposals, Attachments, and Additional Information

If you download a copy of this RFP, please notify [e-mail] via email (or use the link here) so that you can be placed on the mailing list to receive notifications of any future modifications or other coorepondence.

• Request for Proposals
• Exhibit A: Caneel Bay and Red Hook Leasehold Map
• Exhibit B: Draft Caneel Bay LDDA
• Exhibit C: Draft Lease VIIS001
• Exhibit D: Form 10-352 Business History Information
• Exhibit E(a): Forms 10-353 Business Organization Information (Individual or Sole Proprietors)
• Exhibit E(b): 10-354 Business Organization Information (Corporation, Limited Liability)
• Exhibit F: Form 10-355B Offeror Financial Projections
• Exhibit G: Lead Paint Disclosure
• Exhibit H:Template Lease Transmittal Letter
• Exhibit I: Caneel Bay Structural Assessment July 2025 (Due to the large size of this file it is split into six (6) parts)
  • Caneel Bay Structural Assessment (1/6)
  • Caneel Bay Structural Assessment (2/6)
  • Caneel Bay Structural Assessment (3/6)
  • Caneel Bay Structural Assessment (4/6)
  • Caneel Bay Structural Assessment (5/6)
  • Caneel Bay Structural Assessment (6/6)
• Exhibit J: Caneel Bay Historic District Description

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