News Release

Food Trucks Sought for 2024 Season at Charlestown Navy Yard

Photo by Arlan Fonseca

News Release Date: March 7, 2024

Contact: Dave Santucci, 617-519-8039

BOSTON – The National Parks of Boston is seeking bids for food truck vendors to operate at the Charlestown Navy Yard through a Request for Bids (RFB). There are two lease spaces identified by the National Park Service (NPS) as suitable for mobile food and beverage vending located in the Charlestown Navy Yard at Boston National Historical Park. The NPS is accepting bids until all sites available under the RFB are leased for all days of the week.

Charlestown Navy Yard (CNY) is located at the northern end of Boston's Freedom Trail in Boston's Charlestown neighborhood between the Charles & Mystic Rivers. During summers, CNY is a destination for almost two million visitors. CNY offers special events throughout the season such as concerts, outdoor movies, and programs run by some of our partners. CNY is currently home to the USS Constitution, USS Cassin Young, and the USS Constitution Museum. Freedom Trail visitors from around the world walk the decks of the historic ships and engage in naval history at the museum. In addition to our tourist visitors, many locals work or study at many of the institutions in Charlestown (i.e., Mass General Hospital, Spaulding Hospital, etc.).

This lease opportunity is open to all interested persons on a competitive basis. The NPS will select the two highest Bidders (one Bidder per space) for award of a lease for each day of the week, provided that the two highest Bidders submitted responsive bids and subject to a determination of financial capability.  A responsive bid is a bid that meets the material terms and conditions of this request for bids.  Those interested in this opportunity may obtain the Request for Bids and other required information online at 

Initial bids must be submitted electronically no later than April 7, 2024 using the email address listed on the RFB and should include "BID – CNY Food Truck Locations RFB 2024" in the subject line.  

Site tours may be scheduled by appointment only. Questions not addressed in the RFB will be collected and responded to through the issuance of Questions and Answers (Q&A) to all interested parties. Questions should be submitted to e-mail us. The Q&A along with the RFB and all Exhibits and Attachments can be found at the Park’s website, www.nps.gov/bost/getinvolved/dobusinesswithus.htm.    

The Request for Bids can also be found at SAM.gov and information on Boston National Historical Park can be found at www.nps.gov/bost.

About the National Parks of Boston

The National Parks of Boston is a collection of three National Park Service sites – Boston National Historical Park, Boston African American National Historic Site, and Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park. Established by individual legislation and for designated purposes, the three units have come together under a unified organizational umbrella to collaborate in ways that celebrate our cultural heritage, reconnect people to history and nature, and provide outdoor recreation opportunities on land and on the water. For more information, visit: www.nps.gov/bost, www.nps.gov/boaf, and www.bostonharborislands.org.