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The National Park Service (NPS) has released a Prospectus soliciting proposals in response to a business opportunity to provide lodging, boat rentals, transportation, and related services within Ross Lake National Recreation Area.

The NPS issued the Prospects beginning September 20, 2022, under the terms described in the Prospectus. The Director, pursuant to 36 C.F.R. Part 51, has determined the existing Concessioner is NOT a preferred Offeror for the Draft Contract to be awarded. The term of the Draft Contract will be for ten (10) years.

The NPS will lead a site visit on Friday, October 7, 2022. Attendance is not required in order to submit a proposal; however, any party intending to attend the scheduled site visit must RSVP via email to Sue Eibeck, Concession Management Specialist, at sue_eibeck@nps.gov, no later than 12:00 p.m. (PST) on September 30, 2022, to reserve a spot. The email MUST provide the following information: name of primary contact, name of the organization you are representing, and the names of other site visit attendees for your organization. The NPS will provide further information and additional directions by return email message to the organization's identified primary contact.

Any interested party intending to submit a proposal must submit a "Notice of Intent to Submit a Proposal" as described in the Proposal Instructions, no later than 12:00 p.m. (PST) on December 27, 2022.

The NPS is only accepting electronic proposal submissions in response to this Prospectus. Any proposal must be received electronically no later than 12:00 p.m. (PST) on January 23, 2023, in the format outlined in the Proposal Instructions.

The Prospectus is available on the NPS Commercial Services website at the link below. If you choose to retrieve a copy of the Prospectus from the NPS website, please notify Sue Eibeck by email at sue_eibeck@nps.gov, so you are placed on the mailing list to receive notifications of any future correspondence and modifications.