PRESOL | M | M-Availability for a business opportunity to sell visitor convenience items and vending at Cades Cove, Oconaluftee, and Sugarlands Visitor Centers and the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont In Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 01, 2009 FBO #2774
SOLICITATION NOTICE

M -- M-Availability for a business opportunity to sell visitor convenience items and vending at Cades Cove, Oconaluftee, and Sugarlands Visitor Centers and the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont In Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Notice Date: 6/29/2009
Notice Type: Presolicitation
Contracting Office: SER - National Park Service Contracting & Property Mgt.100 Alabama St., SW Atlanta GA 30303
ZIP Code: 30303
Solicitation Number: CC-GRSM010-10
Response Due: 8/19/2009
Archive Date: 6/29/2010
Point of Contact: Mark Morgan Concessions Specialist 4045075638 mark_morgan@nps.gov;<br />
E-Mail Address: Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance
(EC_helpdesk@NBC.GOV)
Small Business Set-Aside: N/A
Description: Concession Business Opportunity for Visitor Convenience Items and Vending at Cades Cove, Oconaluftee, and Sugarlands Visitor Centers and the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont in Great Smoky Mountains National Park The National Park Service (NPS) will issue a prospectus for solicitation of offers for a 10 year concession contract to provide Visitor Convenience Items and Vending at Cades Cove, Oconaluftee, and Sugarlands Visitor Centers and the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Cades Cove Visitor Center and the Great Smoky Mountains Institute are near Townsend, Tennessee. The Sugarlands Visitor Center is near Gatlinburg, Tennessee and the Oconaluftee Visitor Center is near Cherokee, North Carolina. Gross revenues over the past five years for the existing concessioner have been from $205,347- $240,030 annually.The Director, pursuant to 36 CFR 51 has determined that this is a qualified contract with regard to preference for a Preferred Offeror, and that the existing concessioner, Great Smoky Mountains Association, is a Preferred Offeror for this contract. Any offer, including that of the existing concessioner, must be received by the NPS at the address listed in the prospectus no later than 4:00 p.m. on September 18, 2009 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. The prospectus is available on the NPS website at http://www.concessions.nps.gov/Prospectus.cfm, or you can receive a hard copy for $50.00. To request a copy of the prospectus, send a check for $50.00 payable to the National Park Service to Mark Morgan at the address listed below. This amount includes an administrative charge of $45.00 to recoup the printing cost plus a $5.00 Fed Ex shipping fee for each prospectus. Please include a physical address (no post office box) and telephone number. You may also pick up a printed copy at the Superintendent's Office at Park Headquarters for $45.00 (checks only). If you are planning to submit a proposal and have obtained your prospectus from the website, we recommend that you advise Mark Morgan, Concessions Management Specialist, Southeast Region, NPS, AFC, 1924 Building, 100 Alabama Street, S.W., Atlanta, GA 30303 at (404) 507-5638 or e-mail at Mark_Morgan@nps.gov of your interest so your contact information can be placed on a mailing list to receive future responses to questions or amendments to the prospectus. Those receiving a hard copy or who have been placed on the mailing list will be provided with any additional information specific to the prospectus in writing. The same information will also be posted to the above mentioned website. Inquiries can be directed to Mark Morgan at (404) 507-5638 or e-mail at Mark_Morgan@nps.gov. No telephone requests for the prospectus will be honored.
Web Link: FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOI/NPS/APC-IS/CC-GRSM010-10/listing.html)
Place of Performance: Address: Gatlinburg, TN<br />; Zip Code: 3778<br />
Record: SN01860772-W 20090701/090630002005-3e9f04d77a2176ed843415e0f9c8f734 (fbodaily.com)
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M -- M-Availability for a business opportunity to sell visitor convenience items and vending at Cades Cove, Oconaluftee, and Sugarlands Visitor Centers and the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont In Great Smoky Mountains National Park.