
Solicitation for Proposals for a New Concession Contract to Operate Lodging, Food and Beverage, Retail, Campground, and Related Visitor Services within Lake Chelan National Recreation Area
The National Park Service (NPS) has released on January 21, 2025, a business opportunity soliciting proposals to award a new ten (10) year concession contract to provide lodging, food and beverage, retail, campground, fuel, and other related services at Stehekin within Lake Chelan National Recreation Area.
The NPS hosted a site visit for organizations interested in bidding on this opportunity on September 27, 2024. The pre-release site visit provided interested organizations an overview of the concession operation along with a tour of some of the Concession Facilities assigned under the Draft Contract. A copy of the information document provided at the site visit is available as Appendix 1 to this prospectus.
Questions regarding the prospectus must be received, in writing, no later than 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on February 12, 2025. Email your questions to Mark Juretschke, Financial Analyst, at mark_juretschke@nps.gov.
Any interested party intending to submit a proposal must submit a "Notice of Intent to Propose" as described in the Business Opportunity and Proposal Instructions, no later than 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on March 21, 2025.
The NPS is ONLY accepting electronic proposals in response to this prospectus. Any proposal must be received electronically, no later than 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on April 18, 2025, in the format outlined in the Proposal Instructions, to be evaluated for award of the new concession contract.
If you choose to retrieve a copy of the prospectus, please notify Mark Juretschke at mark_juretschke@nps.gov so you are placed on the mailing list to receive notifications of any future modifications or correspondence.
Prospectus Business Opportunity (PDF 4459 KB)
Proposal Instructions (PDF 157 KB)
Proposal Package (PDF 371 KB)
Proposal Package Excel Forms PS4 [Excel] (XLSX 76 KB)
Exhibit A Leasehold Surrender Interest (LSI) (PDF 80 KB)
Exhibit B Operating Plan (PDF 324 KB)
Exhibit C Nondiscrimination (PDF 44 KB)
Exhibit D Assigned Land (PDF 412 KB)
Exhibit E Assigned Government Personal Property (PDF 28 KB)
Exhibit F New Construction and Major Rehab Project Procedures (PDF 105 KB)
Exhibit G Concessioners LSI (PDF 77 KB)
Exhibit H Maintenance Plan (PDF 450 KB)
Exhibit I Insurance (PDF 107 KB)
Exhibit J Transition (PDF 51 KB)
Exhibit K IP Licensed Marks (PDF 47 KB)
Appendix 2 DM Work Orders (PDF 35 KB)
Appendix 3 Existing Concessioner Personal Property List (PDF 53 KB)
Last updated: January 21, 2025