MODIFICATION
M -- Passenger Ferry, Evening Passenger Ferry, and Food and Beverage Service at Fort Sumter National Monument
- Notice Date
- 1/7/2016
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 713990
— All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Interior, National Park Service, NPS - All Offices, 12795 West Alameda Parkway, Post Office Box 25287, Denver, Colorado, 80225-0287
- ZIP Code
- 80225-0287
- Solicitation Number
- CC-FOSU001-17
- Point of Contact
- Mark Morgan, Phone: (404) 507-5638
- E-Mail Address
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Mark_Morgan@nps.gov
(Mark_Morgan@nps.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- A CONCESSION BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY FOR PASSENGER FERRY, EVENING PASSENGER FERRY, AND FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE AT FORT SUMTER NATIONAL MONUMENT The National Park Service (NPS) will issue a prospectus for solicitation of offers for a 10 year concession contract to provide for Passenger Ferry, Evening Passenger Ferry, and Food and Beverage Service at Fort Sumter National Monument Fort Sumter is one of the most iconic sites in American military history as the location where Confederate forces fired the first shots of the Civil War upon Federal troops on April 12, 1861. The Park preserves the remnants of Fort Sumter and commemorates and interprets the opening battle of the Civil War and the Fort's role during the Civil War. The War Department transferred Fort Sumter to the National Park Service on April 28, 1948. The National Park Service accepted jurisdiction of Fort Moultrie in 1960. The Park includes four geographical areas: Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie (the site of the first American naval victory over the British in 1776), the Historic Coast Guard Station, and the Visitor Education Center at Liberty Square ("Visitor Education Center"). The Visitor Education Center at Liberty Square, located in downtown Charleston, SC, serves as one departure point for the ferry services to Fort Sumter. Fort Moultrie and the Historic Coast Guard Station are located on Sullivan's Island, SC. Visitors can reach Fort Sumter by ferry service or private boat. Visitors reach Liberty Square, Fort Moultrie, and the Historic Coast Guard Station by automobile. Fort Sumter National Monument continues to represent an iconic attraction within the Charleston area, serving hundreds of thousands of visitors annually. Additional information on Fort Sumter National Monument can be found at http://www.nps.gov/fosu/ The concession opportunity consists of year-round passenger ferry service, including onboard food and beverage service, and seasonal evening passenger ferry service to Fort Sumter. The ferry will operate in Charleston Harbor and depart from Service-owned docks at Liberty Square adjacent to the Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center and a second ferry departure site in the Mount Pleasant/East Cooper River area. SITE VISIT The Service will host a site visit for organizations interested in bidding on this opportunity on Wednesday, January 13, 2016. The site visit will begin at 10:00 AM at Liberty Square with a visit to Fort Sumter and continue afterwards with a visit to Mount Pleasant Waterfront Park and Patriots Point. The site visit provides interested organizations an overview of the concession operation, along with a tour of the Concession Facilities associated with the Draft Contract. If you plan to attend the site visit, please contact: Attn: Tony Paladino, Concession Management Specialist Fort Sumter National Monument 1214 Middle Street Sullivan's Island, SC 29482 anthony_paladino@nps.gov (843) 732-5025 Please RSVP at least one week in advance of the site visit. When registering, you must provide your name, the name of the organization interested in bidding that you represent, the primary contact for the organization and the number of people in your party. All parties attending the site visit must disclose to the Service the names of the interested organizations engaging their services. The Service will provide further information and additional directions by return email message to the primary contact. All offers must be received by the NPS at the address listed in the prospectus no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, March 31, 2016, 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/prospectuses.htm, or you can receive a hard copy for $35.00. To request a copy of the prospectus, send a check for $35.00 payable to the National Park Service to Mark Morgan at the address listed below. This amount includes an administrative charge and 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 $30.00 (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 are on the mailing list will be provided with any additional information specific to the prospectus in writing. The same information is 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. AMENDMENT NO. 1-SOLICITATION #: CC-FOSU001-17 The following updates the Prospectus issued by the National Park Service on December 10, 2015. The updates address the prohibition on the sale of water packaged in individual disposable containers, the provision of water bottle refilling stations on vessels, and an adjustment to the minimum franchise fee due to the additional requirements and prohibitions. The updates also adjust response requirements related to a second departure site. 1) Summary of Business Opportunity, Page 2, Franchise Fee Delete the following, in its entirety: "The minimum franchise fee is sixteen and three-tenths percent (16.3%) of the Concessioner's annual gross receipts" Replace with the following: "The minimum franchise fee is sixteen percent (16.0%) of the Concessioner's annual gross receipts" 2) Business Opportunity, Page 7, Overview of Concession Services and Locations, Food and Beverage Operations Add the following: "The Draft Contract prohibits the sale of water packaged in individual disposable containers of less than one gallon within the Park and on all Concessioner vessels used to provide the services under the Draft Contract." 3) Business Opportunity, Page 8, Second Ferry Departure Site in the Mount Pleasant/East Cooper River Area Delete the first bullet of the third paragraph, in its entirety: "Charleston Harbor Marina located adjacent to the Patriot's Point docks used by the Existing Concessioner. Charleston Harbor Marina is a privately owned and operated facility." Replace the first bullet of the third paragraph with the following: "Charleston Harbor Marina located adjacent to the docks used by the Existing Concessioner at Patriot's Point. Charleston Harbor Marina is owned by the State of South Carolina, overseen by Patriot's Point Development Authority and operated by Charleston Harbor Marina, Inc. under a lease. " 4) Business Opportunity, Page 8, Second Ferry Departure Site in the Mount Pleasant/East Cooper River Area Delete the fourth paragraph, in its entirety: "Each Offeror must negotiate with and secure use of one of these or another site from the appropriate controlling entity. The Service contacted each of the controlling entities for the three sites, requesting confirmation that each would be willing to negotiate with parties interested in this concession opportunity. Appendix L includes letters from some of the site owners confirming their willingness to negotiate terms of use with the Concessioner." Replace the fourth paragraph with the following: "Each Offeror must negotiate with and secure use of one of these or another site from the appropriate controlling entity. The Service is aware, however, that the entities owning or controlling these potential second departure sites may not be willing or able to negotiate lease terms with Offerors prior to the selection of the successful Offeror, and the Service recognizes that some Offerors may have existing legal control of a second departure site while others may need to negotiate such control after the selection of successful Offeror. As such, Secondary Selection Factor 2 provides the option to respond differently depending on each Offeror's level of control of a second departure site. The Service prefers you either have legal control of the second departure site, or describe multiple, potential locations (that meet the minimum requirements described in Section 21 of the Draft Contract and Section 5)E) of the Operating Plan, Exhibit B to the Draft Contract) to improve your negotiating position in securing the second departure site post selection. See Secondary Selection Factor 2 of the Proposal Package for further information." 5) Business Opportunity, Page 11, Future Ridership, Revenue, and Expense Projections, Franchise Fee Delete the following, in its entirety: "The minimum franchise fee is sixteen and three-tenths percent (16.3%) of the Concessioner's annual gross receipts" Replace with the following: "The minimum franchise fee is sixteen percent (16.0%) of the Concessioner's annual gross receipts" 6) Business Opportunity, Page 11, Initial Investment, Vessels Add the following: "The Operating Plan also requires the Concessioner to provide a station for visitors to refill water bottles on all primary vessels. The Concessioner must submit its plan in writing for the water bottle refilling stations to the Service for approval within 60 days following the effective date of the Contract." 7) Operating Plan, Section 5)B)3) Minimum Vessel Requirements Delete the third bullet of Section 5)B)3)(b) Access by Persons with Disabilities, in its entirety: "Drinking Water. The vessel onboard drinking fountains must be accessible to persons with disabilities or the Concessioner can provide drinking water directly to persons with disabilities using bottles or cups provided by staff onboard the vessels." Replace the third bullet of Section 5)B)3)(b) Access by Persons with Disabilities: "Drinking Water. The vessel onboard drinking fountains and water bottle refilling stations must be accessible to persons with disabilities or the Concessioner can provide drinking water directly to persons with disabilities using cups provided by staff onboard the vessels." 8) Operating Plan, Section 5)B)3) Minimum Vessel Requirements Add the following to Section 5)B)3): "(h) Water Bottle Refilling Stations. The Concessioner must provide a station for visitors to refill water bottles on all primary vessels. The Concessioner must submit in writing its plan for the water bottle refilling stations to the Service for approval within 60 days following the effective date of the Contract." 9) Operating Plan, Section 5)B)4) Backup Vessels Add the following to Section 5)B)4): "(f) The Concessioner must provide a method for visitors to refill bottles with potable drinking water on all secondary vessels." 10) Operating Plan, Section 5)D)1) General Add the following to Section 5)D)1): "The Concessioner may not sell water packaged in individual disposable containers of less than one gallon within the Park or on Concessioner vessels used to provide the services under the Draft Contract." 11) Proposal Package, Principal Selection Factor 5 Delete the following, in its entirety: "The minimum franchise fee acceptable to the Service is sixteen and three-tenths percent (16.3%) of annual gross receipts" Replace with the following: "The minimum franchise fee acceptable to the Service is sixteen percent (16.0%) of annual gross receipts" 12) Proposal Package, SECONDARY SELECTION FACTOR 2. THE ABILITY OF THE OFFEROR TO SECURE AND USE A SECOND FERRY DEPARTURE SITE WITHIN THE MOUNT PLEASANT/EAST COOPER RIVER AREA Question changed to provide the option to respond differently depending on each Offeror's level of control of a second departure site. See Revised Proposal Package Secondary Selection Factor 2 for more information. The revised documents can be located on the following website: http://www.concessions.nps.gov/prospectuses.htm Any questions can be directed to Mark Morgan @ mark_morgan@nps.gov
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 1214 Middle Street, Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, 29482, United States
- Zip Code: 29482
- Zip Code: 29482
- Record
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