News Release

National Park Service offers one-of-a-kind business opportunity at parks across greater Washington area

Date: July 1, 2019
Contact: Katie Liming, 202-619-7156

The National Park Service (NPS) is offering a unique business opportunity to provide quick food and beverage services at national parks throughout the National Capital Region, as well as temporary food and beverage services at some of the nation’s most famous events throughout greater Washington, D.C. 

This opportunity is advertised on the NPS concessions website. The NPS will accept proposals through October, 16, 2019.

 

The prospectus for this business opportunity includes the following services:

• Temporary food and beverage services at special events throughout the National Capital Region. Events include but are not limited to Fourth of July celebrations, Presidential Inaugurations, the National Cherry Blossom Festival, the Anacostia River Festival, Fort Dupont Concert Series and other musical, cultural and social festivals.

• Year-round vending services at Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, located in Great Falls, Md.

• Seasonal food and beverage sales at the George Washington Memorial Parkway Great Falls Park Snack Bar in Virginia, the Anacostia Skating Pavilion and future scheduled events at the Carter Barron Amphitheater in Rock Creek Park.

 

The ideal concessioner will be able to concurrently manage multiple operations of differing scale and complexity while providing high-quality food and exceptional service. Along with food and beverage services for the parks and events detailed above, this opportunity will authorize the concessioner to provide other temporary food and beverage services in other National Capital Region parks as approved. The NPS will authorize the concessioner to use sub-concessioners, including but not limited to food trucks, to provide some services. 

 

Prospectus and amendments

To develop your proposal, download the prospectus from the NPS concessions website.

To receive updates and amendments on the prospectus, please provide contact information to NCR Chief of Commercial Services, Chad Tinney. Updates will also be posted to the NPS concessions website, listed above.

Submitting your proposal

Proposals must be received by the NPS no later than 4 p.m. EST on October 16, 2019.
 

Please submit proposals to:

National Park Service - National Capital Region

Office of Commercial Services

Attn: Chad Tinney

1100 Ohio Drive S.W.

Washington, D.C. 20242