Solicitation
Solicitation for a Concessions Business Opportunity to Operate Interpretive Tram Tours and Other Services at Shark Valley within Everglades National Park
Department of the Interior · National Park Service · Sol. CC-EVER004-27
Due in 26 days
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The National Park Service is seeking offers for a 10-year concession contract to run tram tours, bike rentals, retail, vending and other visitor services at Shark Valley in Everglades National Park, Florida. The business terms are in a prospectus posted on the NPS website. The deadline was extended to 12:00 p.m. Eastern on October 30, 2026.
Watch out for
- Terms are only in the prospectus. Financial terms, qualifications and evaluation are in a separate NPS prospectus that you must read before deciding.
The prospectus describes the business opportunity and includes the terms and conditions under which the NPS will award the concession contract.
- Conflicting dates in the notice. The notice mentions both the new October 30 deadline and an older September 16 date, so confirm the deadline on the prospectus.
Please note there may be a delay between this Sam.gov posting and updates on the Commercial Services website.
- Notification of intent and questions deadline. A Notification of Intent to Propose and questions have their own deadline set in the prospectus, which may be earlier than the offer due date.
Questions and Notification of Intent to Propose must be received by the NPS by the date and time listed on the Inside Front Cover of the prospectus.
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Full brief
What they want
- Operate interpretive tram tours
- Run bicycle rentals
- Provide retail and vending
- Provide bicycle and hiker pickup
- Provide paddlecraft shuttle service
- Contract type
- Concession contract (the operator runs the business under NPS terms)
- Period of performance
- 10-year concession contract
- Place of performance
- Shark Valley, Everglades National Park, Florida
- Offers due
- 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 30, 2026 (extended; the notice text still mentions September 16, 2026 for the original date)
- How to submit
- Offers follow the Proposal Instructions in the prospectus; only the Offeror's Transmittal Letter is mailed and the rest is submitted electronically
What to include when you submit
- Send questions and a Notification of Intent to Propose by the date on the prospectus Inside Front Cover
- Email directions are on the Inside Front Cover of the prospectus
- The prospectus is at https://www.nps.gov/subjects/concessions/prospectuses.htm
Not in the notice text
- How offers are evaluated and scored
- Franchise fee, financial and insurance requirements
- Operator qualifications or experience requirements
- Estimated revenue or contract value
- Whether the Notification of Intent deadline has passed
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 30, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 3, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- CC-EVER004-27
- Agency
- Department of the Interior · National Park Service
- Office
- Ser Southeast Region(50000)
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 713990
- Product/service code
- M1FB
- Business type
- Facilities, janitorial & grounds
- Place of performance
- Miami, FL, 33194
- Contracting contact
- BILL STEVENSbill_g_stevens@nps.gov4049986425
- Versions
- 2 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
The National Park Service has extended the submission deadline to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 30, 2026. The Inside Cover of the prospectus has been updated to reflect this change and is posted on the Commercial Services website located here: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/concessions/prospectuses.htm. Please note there may be a delay between this Sam.gov posting and updates on the Commercial Services website. __________________________________________________________________________ The National Park Service (NPS) has issued a prospectus for the solicitation of offers for a 10-year concession contract to operate interpretive tram tours, bicycle rentals, retail, vending, bicycle and hiker pickup, and paddlecraft shuttle service at Shark Valley within Everglades National Park. All offers must be received by the NPS by the date and time listed on the Inside Front Cover of the prospectus (September 16, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time) 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. Questions and Notification of Intent to Propose must be received by the NPS by the date and time listed on the Inside Front Cover of the prospectus. Directions on who to email this information is provided on the Inside Front Cover of the prospectus. The prospectus may be found at https://www.nps.gov/subjects/concessions/prospectuses.htm. Please be aware there may be a delay in posting the prospectus to this website after publication of this notice. The website also includes information pertaining to the National Park Service Commercial Services program and helpful tips for submitting a competitive offer. Offers must be submitted via the process explained in the Proposal Instructions of the prospectus. Note that only the Offeror’s Transmittal Letter must be mailed. The remaining portion of the offer must be submitted electronically.
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