Solicitation for a Concessions Business Opportunity to provide Kayak Rental Services within Glacier Bay National Park
Department of the Interior · National Park Service · IMR INTERMOUNTAIN REGION(1200)
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
CC-GLBA035-27
Notice type
Solicitation
NAICS
713990
Product service code
M1FB
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Posted
2026-10-07
Response deadline
Dec 29, 2026, 1:00 AM UTC
Place of performance
Gustavus, AK
Contracting contact
AKRO_Concessions@nps.gov
Market intelligence
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The National Park Service (NPS) provides notice of the release of a Prospectus to solicit proposals for the award of a Concession Contract (No. CC-GLBA035-27) to provide kayak rental services within Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve. The effective date of the next Concession Contract is expected to be February 1, 2027. The Prospectus explains the business opportunity and the terms and conditions under which the NPS will award the Concession Contract. The Prospectus will be available at the link below. Offerors' Site Visit The NPS will not host a site visit in association with this solicitation. Interested offerors are encouraged to visit Glacier Bay National Park to familiarize themselves with the area. Questions Due If you do not understand something in this Prospectus, you must submit your questions or comments via email to AKRO_Concessions@nps.gov no later than 4:00 p.m. Alaska Standard Time on October 21, 2026. The questions must be in a format that allows the NPS to copy them to Microsoft Word. Notice of Intent to Propose If you plan to submit a proposal in response to this solicitation, you must notify the Service via email at AKRO_Concessions@nps.gov no later than 4:00 p.m. Alaksa Standard Time on October 28, 2026. The NPS will not accept proposals from entities that do not provide notice on or before that date. Submission of an electronic proposal In order to be evaluated and considered for award of a Concession Contract, the Electronic Proposal must be received by the Service no later than 4:00 p.m. Alaska Standard Time on December 28, 2026. After the Notice of Intent to Propose deadline and prior to the electronic proposal submission deadline, you will receive a welcome email message from the Service's Microsoft Teams platform at the email address you provided when you notified the Service of your intent to submit a proposal. You must accept the invitation before you can access the Teams site to upload your proposal. The Service will not accept proposals submitted in hardcopy or via another electronic platform, including email. See Prospectus Part II Proposal Instructions for details on submitting an Electronic Proposal. Contact List To be put on a contact list to receive amendments or any additional information specific to the Prospectus, interested parties must provide their contact information (name, email address, and phone number) to the Service via email at AKRO_Concessions@nps.gov. Information relative to the solicitation will also be posted to the above-mentioned website. The contact list already includes the Existing Concessioner. Summary of Due Dates: Questions Due: October 21, 2026 Notice of Intent to Propose Due: October 28, 2026 Electronic Proposals Due: December 28, 2026 Hardcopy Offeror's Transmittal Letter Due: January 4, 2027
Contact
Point of contact
AKRO Concessions
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
AKRO_Concessions@nps.gov
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