News Release

Notice of Presolicitation Site Visit for Concession Opportunity for Lodging, Food & Beverage, Retail, and Camping within Badlands National Park

Date: August 30, 2024

INTERIOR, S.D. – The National Park Service (“NPS”) anticipates releasing a prospectus for a concession business opportunity to provide lodging, retail, food and beverage and camping services within Badlands National Park (“Park”) in mid November 2024. The prospectus will describe the business opportunity and the terms and conditions of Concession Contract No. CC-BADL001-25.

On August 26, 2024, the NPS announced in a notice on SAM.gov, plans to host a site visit for interested entities in advance of the release of the prospectus. The site visit provides interested entities an overview of the concession operation and a tour of many of the Concession Facilities (land and real property improvements assigned to the concessioner under the Draft Contract). To attend the site visit, registration is required, and the registration period closes on September 19, 2024.

The one-day site visit is scheduled for Tuesday, September 24, 2024, to allow interested parties to tour the facilities. The site visit will begin at 9:00am MDT in the conference room at Park Headquarters. All interested parties should arrive at the conference room by 9:00 am to sign in. Interested parties will spend the morning touring the concessioner assigned facilities. Please be prepared for varying weather and for walking short distances between buildings.

All parties intending to participate in the site visit must send an email message to [e-mail] no later than 4pm CDT, Thursday, September 19, 2024, to make a reservation. An email confirmation will be sent to interested parties prior to the day of the site visit. A strict limit of two persons per business entity will be authorized to attend the site visit.

To view the Prospectus Release, go to: Prospectus Releases - Concessions (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)

For more information about National Park Service Commercial Services Program, concession contracts, and the laws and policies that control and guide them, go to: www.nps.gov/subjects/concessions/index.htm.

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