Rocky Mountain National Park (Instruction and Guide Services in Technical Rock Climbing or Ice Climbing)

A Concession Business Opportunity to Provide Instruction and Guide Services for Technical Rock Climbing or Ice Climbing within Rocky Mountain National Park

The National Park Service (NPS) provides notice of the release of a Prospectus to solicit proposals for the award of up to six (6) Concession Contracts (Nos. CC-ROMO003-26, CC-ROMO031-26, CC-ROMO032-26, CC-ROMO033-26, CC-ROMO034-26, CC-ROMO035-26) to provide instruction and guide services in technical rock climbing or ice climbing within Rocky Mountain National Park. The effective date of each of the Concession Contracts is expected to be January 1, 2026.

The Prospectus explains the business opportunity and the terms and conditions under which the NPS will award the Concession Contracts.

Preferred Offeror

The Director, pursuant to the terms of 36 C.F.R. Part 51, has determined that all the contracts described in this Prospectus are qualified contracts as outfitter and guide contracts. The Existing Concessioners of the following existing contracts are preferred offerors for new contracts: CC-ROMO031-16, CC-ROMO032-16, CC-ROMO034-16, and CC-ROMO035-16. If an Existing Concessioner submits a responsive proposal and that proposal is not selected as the best proposal, the preferred offeror designation allows it to match the terms of the best offer.

The Director, pursuant to the terms of 36 C.F.R. Part 51, has determined that CC-ROMO003-16 and CC-ROMO033-16 are not qualified concession contracts and therefore no preferred offeror for these contracts exists.

Notice of Intent to Propose

If you plan to submit a proposal in response to this solicitation, you must notify Erica Harris, via email at erica_harris@nps.gov, .gov no later than 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time on August 6, 2025. The NPS will not accept proposals from entities that do not provide notice on or before that date. If you have already submitted a Notice of Intent to Propose and received confirmation from the Service, you do not need to resubmit.

Submission of an Electronic Proposal

In order to be evaluated and considered for award of a Concession Contract, the Electronic Proposal must be received by the Commercial Services Program Lead, Interior Regions 6, 7, & 8, National Park Service by 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time on August 8, 2025. After the Notice of Intent to Propose deadline and prior to the electronic proposal submission deadline, you will receive a welcome email message from the NPS’s Microsoft Teams platform at the email address you provided when you notified the Service of your intent to submit a proposal. You must accept the invitation before you can access the Teams site to upload your proposal. The NPS will not accept proposals submitted in hardcopy or via another electronic platform, including email. See Prospectus Part II Proposal Instructions for details on submitting an Electronic Proposal. The Service encourages all entities to leave sufficient time in registering the site and submitting proposals.

Last updated: August 6, 2025

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