Closed Solicitation · DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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The National Park Service is seeking proposals for up to six Concession Contracts to provide technical rock climbing or ice climbing instruction and guide services in Rocky Mountain National Park, effective January 1, 2026. Interested bidders can access the Prospectus detailing the opportunity and submission requirements at the NPS website. Proposals are due by August 7, 2025, and questions must be submitted by May 23, 2025. Notifications can be requested via email.
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. The Prospectus will be available at https://www.nps.gov/subjects/concessions/prospectuses.htm, 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. Site Visit The Service will not conduct a site visit. Offerors are encouraged to visit the area to become familiar with physical conditions, trails, and limitations involved and become acquainted with the details requisite to operating services under the Concession Contract. Questions Due If you do not understand something in this Prospectus, you must submit your questions or comments to Jennifer Parker, Commercial Services Program Lead, via email at Jennifer_Parker@nps.gov no later than 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time on May 23, 2025. The questions must be in a format that allows the NPS to copy them to Microsoft Word. 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 received by the Commercial Services Program Lead, Interior Regions 6, 7, & 8, National Park Service by 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time on August 7, 2025. See Prospectus Part II Proposal Instructions for details on how and to whom to submit a proposal. Notifications about this Prospectus To receive notifications about this Prospectus, please provide via email to Jennifer Parker, Commercial Services Program Lead, at Jennifer_Parker@nps.gov your name, company name, email address, and phone number. The contact list already includes the Existing Concessioners. The NPS will post all additional information specific to the Prospectus on Sam.gov and notify interested parties via email.
A Concession Business Opportunity to Provide Instruction and Guide Services in Technical Rock Climbing or Ice Climbing within Rocky Mountain National Park is a federal acquisition solicitation issued by DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. Review the full description, attachments, and submission requirements on SamSearch before the response deadline.
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