Solicitation for a Concessions Business Opportunity to provide Interpretive Passenger Seaplane Service within Dry Tortugas National Park
The National Park Service (NPS) issues a prospectus for the solicitation of offers for a 10-year concession contract to provide interpretive passenger seaplane service within Dry Tortugas National Park. The prospectus describes the business opportunity and includes the terms and conditions under which the NPS will award the concession contract.
Questions Due and Notification of Intent to Propose
Questions and Notification of Intent to Propose must be received by the NPS by the date and time listed on the Inside Front Cover of the prospectus. Directions on who to email this information are provided on the Inside Front Cover of the prospectus.
Submission of an electronic 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 by October 7, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Note that only the Offeror’s Transmittal Letter must be mailed. The remaining portion of the offer must be submitted electronically.
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 Bill Stevens via email at bill_g_stevens@nps.gov. The contact list already includes the Existing Concessioner.
Prospectus Inside Cover (PDF 85.4 KB)
Prospectus Table of Contents (PDF 130 KB)
Business Opportunity (PDF 614 KB)
Proposal Instructions (PDF 106 KB)
Proposal Package (PDF 421 KB)
Exhibit A Nondiscrimination (PDF 55.7 KB)
Exhibit B Operating Plan (PDF 336 KB)
Exhibit C Assigned Government Personal Property (PDF 22.8 KB)
Exhibit D Insurance Requirements (PDF 68.2 KB)
Exhibit E Transition (PDF 72.7 KB)
Exhibit F IP Licensed Marks (PDF 71.4 KB)
Appendix A Proposal Package [MS Word] (DOCX 156 KB)
Excel Forms for Principal Selection Factor 4 [MS Excel] (XLSX 65.3 KB)
Last updated: June 4, 2025