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Contact: Katie Liming, 202-619-7156
The National Park Service (NPS) is offering a 10-year concessions opportunity for Columbia Island Marina and Washington Sailing Marina on the Potomac River. We’re looking for a passionate and innovative operator who’s committed to providing outstanding visitor services, to improving marina facilities, to upgrading food and beverage services and to preserving water quality near the marinas.
The NPS seeks business proposals detailing how offerors would provide marina services, boat rentals, sailing instruction, fuel services, food and beverage services, retail and onsite special event services. Additional services to be offered at the marinas may include boat and equipment rentals, other recreational services, such as bike rentals, and alternative food services, such as food trucks.
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Columbia Sailing Marina features 383 slips ranging from 20 to 50 feet.
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Washington Sailing Marina features 190 wet slips, 353 dry storage spaces and 115 rack storage spaces.
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Both marinas have waiting lists for certain sized slips.
Guest Services, Inc. currently provides services at Columbia Island Marina and Washington Sailing Marina.
Site visit
A site visit with an overview of the operations and a tour of the marina facilities for prospective offerors is scheduled for Oct. 2, 2019. All parties interested in attending the site visit must email National Capital Area Chief of Commercial Services, Chad Tinney no later than 12 p.m. EDT, Oct. 1, 2019. All emails must include your name, email address, phone number and the name of the organization or interested party being represented.
Prospectus and amendments
To develop your proposal, download the prospectus from the NPS concessions website. To receive updates and amendments on the prospectus, please provide contact information to NCR Chief of Commercial Services, Chad Tinney. Updates will also be posted to the NPS concessions website, listed above.
Submitting your proposal
Proposals must be received by the NPS no later than 4 p.m. EST on Dec. 30, 2019. If you plan to submit a proposal, a notification of intent to proposed is due no later than 4 p.m. on Dec. 2, 2019.
Please submit proposals to:
National Park Service - National Capital Region
Office of Commercial Services
Attn: Chad Tinney
1100 Ohio Drive S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20242
Last updated: September 25, 2019