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Contact: Kirby-Lynn Shedlowski, 928-638-7958 Contact: Maureen Oltrogge, 928-638-7779
Grand Canyon, Ariz. – Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent
Dave Uberuaga has announced the availability of a prospectus for a business
opportunity in the park, to provide lodging, food services, retail,
transportation, mule rides, and other services on the South Rim. This
business opportunity is very similar to solicitation CC-GRCA001-15A, announced
on March 11, 2014, with the exception that the initial leasehold surrender
interest has been reduced to approximately $57 million, and the franchise fee
has been adjusted to 14%. The new 15 year contract is one of the largest in the National
Park Service in terms of revenue and lodging inventory. The gross revenue for
the services required in this prospectus has generated an average of approximately
$66.1 million. This historic lodging and hospitality contract (CC-GRCA001-15)
will include lodging, retail and food service in the historic Grand Canyon
Village including the El Tovar, Bright Angel Lodge, Thunderbird and Kachina
Lodges, Maswik Lodge and Phantom Ranch, as well as retail and food service at
Hermits Rest. It will also continue to
include transportation services such as bus tours, taxi service and mule
rides. The historic Desert View Watchtower, which is currently operated
as a gift shop, will be transferred to the NPS and will remain open to the
public. Concessions contracts are developed and issued under the authority
of the Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998, P.L. 105-391, and its
attending regulations in 36 CFR §51. A one-day site visit is scheduled for August 20, 2014, to
allow interested parties an opportunity to see the facilities. To attend the
site visit, pre-registration is required. If you plan to attend, please contact
Laura Shearin, Grand Canyon National Park, Concessions Management Specialist,
at (928) 638-7351 with the name of your company, a contact phone number,
mailing address, email address, and the number of people attending from your
organization. Please contact Laura Shearin no later than August 18 by 4:00 P.M.
MST. All interested parties are encouraged to apply and submit a
responsive proposal to the prospectus. These new opportunities are being
advertised on the Federal Business Opportunities web site, www.fbo.gov. Copies of the prospectus
will be available online at https://www.concessions.nps.gov/prospectuses.htm. Responsive proposals must be received by the Intermountain
Regional Office by Wednesday, October 8, 2014.
For additional information, please contact Jennifer Parker, Chief of
Concessions, Intermountain Region at 303-969-2661. -NPS- |
Last updated: February 24, 2015