Solicitation for a Concessions Business Opportunity to Operate Interpretive Tram Tours and Other Services at Shark Valley within Everglades National Park
- Client
- National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior
- Solicitation No.
- —
- Posted
- —
- Category
- Transportation Services
- Budget
- Looking for Proposals
- NAICS
- 713990
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- Contact
- BILL STEVENS
Description
AI GeneratedThe government authority located in Atlanta, GA requires a USA-based vendor to provide interpretive tram tours, bicycle rentals, retail sales, vending services, bicycle and hiker pickup, and a paddle craft shuttle service. The vendor must perform the work offsite within their own office premises. The buyer currently seeks proposals to determine the budget for this project. Only onshore USA organizations meet the stated eligibility criteria for this procurement opportunity. The provided text does not contain specific evaluation criteria or key dates.
Key solicitation details
AI-extracted from 04-EVER004-27-Proposal-Instructions-4-28-26.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.
The National Park Service is soliciting proposals for concession contract CC-EVER004-27 to operate interpretive tram tours, bicycle rentals, retail, vending, bicycle and hiker pickup, and paddlecraft shuttle service at Shark Valley within Everglades National Park. Responsive proposals will be evaluated based on resource protection, visitor services, experience, financial capability, and proposed franchise fees. Any responsive offeror capable of meeting contract requirements w…
- Issued by
- National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior
- How to submit
- Electronic via the Service's Microsoft Teams platform, plus original hard copy of Offeror's Transmittal Letter
- Submission details
- Offerors must notify the Service of intent to submit a proposal via email. Proposals must be uploaded via Microsoft Teams in Microsoft Office or Adobe PDF format, with financial spreadsheets in Excel. An original hard copy of the Offeror's Transmittal Letter with wet signature and a scanned PDF version must be submitted.
- Contract term
- Not to exceed 10 years
- Place of performance
- Shark Valley within Everglades National Park
How proposals are evaluated
| Principal Selection Factor 1: Protecting, conserving, and preserving resources of the park | 0 to 5 points |
| Principal Selection Factor 2: Providing necessary and appropriate visitor services at reasonable rates | 0 to 5 points |
| Principal Selection Factor 3: Experience and related background of the Offeror | 0 to 5 points |
| Principal Selection Factor 4: Financial capability of the Offeror | 0 to 5 points |
| Principal Selection Factor 5: Amount of proposed minimum franchise fee and other financial consideration | 0 to 4 points |
| Secondary Selection Factor 1: Environmental management programs and activities | 0 to 3 points |
Scope of work
- Interpretive tram tours
- Bicycle rentals
- Retail
- Vending
- Bicycle and hiker pickup
- Paddlecraft shuttle service
Minimum qualifications
- Capability to provide all visitor services under the draft concession contract without the assistance of third parties
Documents to include with the bid
- Offeror's Transmittal Letter
- Business Organization Information form
- Credit reports
- Pro forma income statements
- Audited or reviewed financial statements
- Balance sheets
Official SAM.gov notice
- Solicitation number
- CC-EVER004-27
- Agency
- Department of the Interior
- Buying office
- National Park Service › SER Southeast Region(50000)
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Responses due
- Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Sep 3, 2026
- NAICS
- 713990 · All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries
- Product/service code
- M1FB
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- Place of performance
- Miami, FL, 33194
- Contracting contact
- BILL STEVENS
bill_g_stevens@nps.gov
4049986425 - Additional contact
- WILLIAM GORDON
william_gordon@nps.gov
4704450625
Read the official notice description
The National Park Service has extended the submission deadline to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 30, 2026. The Inside Cover of the prospectus has been updated to reflect this change and is posted on the Commercial Services website located here: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/concessions/prospectuses.htm. Please note there may be a delay between this Sam.gov posting and updates on the Commercial Services website. __________________________________________________________________________ The National Park Service (NPS) has issued a prospectus for the solicitation of offers for a 10-year concession contract to operate interpretive tram tours, bicycle rentals, retail, vending, bicycle and hiker pickup, and paddlecraft shuttle service at Shark Valley within Everglades National Park. All offers must be received by the NPS by the date and time listed on the Inside Front Cover of the prospectus (September 16, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time) in order to be evaluated and considered for an award of a concession contract. The prospectus describes the business opportunity and includes the terms and conditions under which the NPS will award the concession contract. 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 is provided on the Inside Front Cover of the prospectus. The prospectus may be found at https://www.nps.gov/subjects/concessions/prospectuses.htm. Please be aware there may be a delay in posting the prospectus to this website after publication of this notice. The website also includes information pertaining to the National Park Service Commercial Services program and helpful tips for submitting a competitive offer. Offers must be submitted via the process explained in the Proposal Instructions of the prospectus. Note that only the Offeror’s Transmittal Letter must be mailed. The remaining portion of the offer must be submitted electronically.
Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).
Incumbent
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries). This is not this requirement's award history.
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