Solicitation for a Concessions Business Opportunity for Craft Sales and Retail at the Northwest Trading Post within Blue Ridge Parkway
The National Park Service (NPS) issues a prospectus for the solicitation of offers for a 10-year concession contract to provide for Craft Sales and Retail at the Northwest Trading Post within Blue Ridge Parkway.
Questions Due and Notification of Intent to Propose
Questions are due August 10, 2026, and Notification of Intent to Propose must be received via email by the National Park Service no later than 12:00 P.M. ET on the due dates listed on the cover page which is to William Gordon, Jr., Commercial Services Specialist, at william_gordon@nps.gov.
Submission of a Proposal
In order to be evaluated and considered for award of a Concession Contract, the Proposal, including that of the Existing Concessioner, must be submitted via the process explained in the Proposal Instructions of the prospectus September 17, 2026 no later than 12:00 p.m. Note that the Offeror’s Transmittal Letter must be mailed to: National Park Service, Concessions Office, 100 Alabama Street, N.W., Bldg 1924, 6th Floor, Mailroom, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. The remaining portion of the offer must be submitted and will only be accepted electronically via the process explained in the Proposal Instructions.
This website includes a number of helpful links and information including tips for submitting a competitive proposal that addresses due diligence, proposal content, and the presentation of your proposal.
Notifications about this Prospectus
To receive notifications about this Prospectus, including amendments or any additional information specific to the Prospectus, interested parties must provide their contact information (name, email address, and phone number) to William Gordon via email at william_gordon@nps.gov. The contact list already includes the Existing Concessioner.
Prospectus Inside Cover (PDF 67 KB)
Prospectus Table of Contents (PDF 137 KB)
Business Opportunity (PDF 1.2 MB)
Proposal Instructions (PDF 155 KB)
Proposal Package (PDF 429 KB)
Exhibit A Leasehold Surrender Interest (PDF 188 KB)
Exhibit B Operating Plan (PDF 297 KB)
Exhibit C Nondiscrimindation (PDF 71 KB)
Exhibit D Assigned Land and Real Property (PDF 585 KB)
Exhibit E Assigned Government Personal Property (PDF 50 KB)
Exhibit F1 New Construction and Major Rehab Project Procedures (PDF 124 KB)
Exhibit F2 Component Renewal Reserve Project Procedures (PDF 83 KB)
Exhibit G Concessioners LSI (PDF 85 KB)
Exhibit H Maintenance Plan (PDF 745 KB)
Exhibit I Insurance (PDF 156 KB)
Exhibit J Transition (PDF 95 KB)
Exhibit K IP Licensed Marks (PDF 57 KB)
Appendix A Proposal Package Word [MS Word] (DOCX 163 KB)
Appendix B Proposal Package Excel Forms [MS Excel] (XLSX 65 KB)
Appendix C Previous Concessioner Personal Property (PDF 17 KB)
Appendix D Parkway Interpretive Themes (PDF 44 KB)
Last updated: June 29, 2026