National Mall and Memorial Parks (VEIA Privilege Percentage Agreement - Food and Beverage, Retail)

Request for Proposals to Manage Commercial Visitor Services at National Mall and Memorial Parks through the Visitor Experience Improvements Authority (“VEIA”)

The National Park Service issues a Request For Proposals (RFP) from qualified entities to operate certain premises and provide food and beverage and retail visitors services within National Mall and Memorial Parks through one (1) privilege percentage agreement pursuant to the Visitor Experience Improvements Authority (“VEIA”), as provided under Title VII of the National Park Service Centennial Act (Centennial Act), Pub. Law No. 114-289 and 36 C.F.R. part 52 published in the Federal Register on January 17, 2025 and effect March 21, 2025.

The RFP, Draft Agreement and Appendices can be found at the links provided below.

The RFP describes the business opportunity and the terms and conditions of the Privilege Percentage Agreement No. VA-NAMA003-25 (“Draft Agreement”). General information about this business opportunity and the Draft Agreement are provided below.

VEIA Opportunity VA-NAMA003-25

The Draft Agreement requires the operator to provide the following commercial visitor services:

  • Food and Beverage
  • Retail

Site Visit

The NPS will host a site visit for entities interesting in responding to the RFP on June 20, 2025. The site visit provides interested entities an overview of the commercial operation and a tour of the operation and premises (land and real property managed by the Operator under the Draft Agreement). Registration is required to attend the site visit. Site visit is mandatory for all entities intending to respond to the RFP. To register, contact Greg Kimmitt, Branch Chief, Planning and Development, NPS Commercial Service Program via email, no later than June 13, 2025. Please see the RFP for additional information on the site visit.

Questions Due

If you do not understand something in this RFP, you must submit your questions or comments via email no later than July 7, 2025. The questions must be in a format that allows the NPS to copy them to Microsoft Word.

Submission of a Proposal

Prior to the proposal deadline of August 8, 2025, you will receive a welcome email message from the NPS’s Microsoft Teams platform at the email address you provided when you registered for the site visit. You must accept the invitation before you can access the Teams site to upload your proposal. Other than the original hardcopy of the “Attachment 1: Certification” with handwritten signatures, the NPS will not accept proposals submitted in hardcopy or via another electronic platform, including email. The original hardcopy of the “Attachment 1: Certification” with handwritten signatures are also due by August 8, 2025. See the RFP for mailing instructions.

Contact List

To be put on a contact list to receive amendments or any additional information specific to the RFP, interested parties must provide their contact information (name, email address, and phone number) to Greg Kimmitt via email. Information relative to the solicitation is posted below.

More Information

For more information about the National Park Service Commercial Services Program go to: www.nps.gov/subjects/concessions/index.htm.

Last updated: June 6, 2025

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