
Solicitation for proposals for a new Concession Contract to provide lodging, food and beverage, retail, RV camping, and related services within Death Valley National Park
The National Park Service (NPS) has released a Prospectus soliciting proposals in response to a business opportunity to provide lodging, food and beverage, retail, RV camping, and related services within Death Valley National Park.The NPS issued the Prospectus beginning May 19, 2022, under the terms described in the Prospectus. The Director, pursuant to 36 C.F.R. Part 51, has determined the existing Concessioner is NOT a preferred Offeror for the Draft Contract to be awarded. The term of the Draft Contract will be for ten (10) years.
The NPS will provide further information and additional directions by return email message to the organization's identified primary contact. The NPS is only accepting electronic proposal submissions in response to this Prospectus. Any proposal must be received electronically no later than 12:00 p.m. (PDT) on October 7, 2022, in the format outlined in the Proposal Instructions.
Site Visit
The NPS will lead a site visit on Thursday, June 2, 2022. Attendance is not required in order to submit a proposal; however, any party intending to attend the scheduled site visit must RSVP via email to Sue Eibeck (sue_eibeck@nps.gov), Concessions Management Specialist, no later than 12:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) June 1, 2022, to reserve a spot for the site visit. The email must provide the following information:
- Name
- Name of the organization you are representing
- Primary contact for the organizationNames of the other site visit attendees for your organization
Intent to Submit a Proposal
Any interested party intending to submit a proposal must submit a "Notice of Intent to Submit a Proposal" as described in the Proposal Instructions, no later than 12:00 p.m. (PDT) on September 12, 2022. If you choose to retrieve a copy of the Prospectus from the NPS website, please notify Sue Eibeck by email at sue_eibeck@nps.gov, so you are placed on the mailing list to receive notifications of any future correspondence and modifications.
Prospectus Inside Cover UPDATED (PDF 34 KB)
Prospectus Table of Contents (PDF 120 KB)
Business Opportunity [Part I] (PDF 790 KB)
Proposal Instructions [Part II] (PDF 159 KB)
Proposal Package [Part III] UPDATED (PDF 434 KB)
Exhibit A Leasehold Surrender Interest (LSI) (PDF 88 KB)
Exhibit B Operating Plan (PDF 83 KB)
Exhibit B-1 Operating Plan Concessioner Projects (PDF 93 KB)
Exhibit C Nondiscrimination (PDF 49 KB)
Exhibit D Assigned Land (PDF 583 KB)
Exhibit E Government Personal Property (PDF 37 KB)
Exhibit F1 New Construction (PDF 119 KB)
Exhibit F2 Component Renewal Reserve Project Procedures (PDF 62 KB)
Exhibit G Concesioner LSI (PDF 113 KB)
Exhibit H Maintenance Plan (PDF 268 KB)
Exhibit I Insurance Requirements (PDF 113 KB)
Exhibit J Transition to a New Concessioner (PDF 46 KB)
Exhibit K Intellectual Property Licensed Marks (PDF 37 KB)
Appendix A Proposal Package (Word) (DOCX 262 KB)
Appendix B Proposal Package Forms (XLSX 666 KB)
Appendix C Personal Property List (PDF 962 KB)
Appendix D Stovepipe Wells Restaurant and Kitchen Drawing (PDF 1.8 MB)
Appendix E Rates for Concessions Services (PDF 32 KB)
Last updated: June 24, 2022