News Release

National Park Services offers a business opportunity to operate beach snack bar at Herring Cove Beach in Provincetown, MA

NPS/Trudeau

News Release Date: June 3, 2025

Contact: Sarah Newhouse, 267-421-2386

WELLFLEET, Mass.– The National Park Service (NPS) is offering a 10-year concessions opportunity at the Herring Cove Beach, located within Cape Cod National Seashore. The selected concessioner would manage a casual food and beverage snack bar and its associated operations. The new contract is expected to begin January 1, 2026.

The Herring Cove snack bar consists of a concession stand with full-service kitchen capabilities and separate storage space. The concession offers food and beverage sales, alcohol sales, convenience item sales, and food and beverage sales at temporary locations outside of the assigned facility on National Seashore property under a concessions contract with the National Park Service. The snack bar is located at Herring Cove Beach, Province Lands Road, Provincetown, MA 02657. 

Site Visit 
The park will host a site visit for interested operators on Thursday, June 26, 2025. The site visit will provide an overview of the concession operation along with a tour of the facilities assigned to the Concessioner under the Draft Contract. Each interested Offeror is limited to five persons attending the site visit, and all attendees must be 18 years or older. Please register for the site visit by Tuesday, June 24, 2025, by sending an email to [e-mail]. All emails must include your name, the name of the organization interested in bidding that you represent, the primary contact for the organization, and the number of people in your party. All parties attending the site visit must disclose the names of the interested organizations engaging their services to the NPS. 

Prospectus and documents The Prospectus explains the business opportunity and the terms and conditions under which the NPS will award the Concession Contract. Those interested in this opportunity may obtain the Prospectus and other required information online: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/concessions/prospectuses.htm and https://sam.gov/opp/49acf3b13fd34322b3a24af5ebff3824/view.  

Proposals must be submitted electronically no later than 4 pm, September 17, 2025 to [e-mail] and should include “Herring Cove Snack Bar Prospectus” in the subject line.