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Solicitation of a Concession Business Opportunity to Operate Guided Water Tours, Food & Beverage, and Retail Services within Lake Mead National Recreation Area

Issued by INTERIOR, DEPARTMENT OF THE · NATIONAL PARK SERVICE · PWR PACIFIC WEST REGION(80000) · via SAM.gov — US federal contract opportunities

Published
2 Sept 2026
Closes
22 Dec 2026, 20:00 UTC
Reference
LAKE004-27
Location
NV, United States
Sector
Sports, Recreation & Events

Details

INTERIOR, DEPARTMENT OF THE · NATIONAL PARK SERVICE · PWR PACIFIC WEST REGION(80000) is soliciting Solicitation of a Concession Business Opportunity to Operate Guided Water Tours, Food & Beverage, and Retail Services within Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Solicitation number LAKE004-27. Classified under NAICS 713990 — All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries. Product/service code M1PA — OPERATION OF RECREATION FACILITIES (NON-BUILDING). Place of performance: NV, USA. Responses are due by 22 December 2026 20:00 UTC. Posted on SAM.gov, the US federal contract opportunities system; registration is required to bid.

The National Park Service (NPS) has released on September 2, 2026, a business opportunity soliciting proposals to award a new ten (10) year concession contract to operate Guided Water Tours, Food & Beverage, and Retail Services in Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The NPS will host a site visit for entities interested in bidding on the opportunity on September 21, 2026. The site visit provides interested entities with an overview of the concession operation and a tour of the Concession Facilities (land and real property improvements assigned to the concessioner under the Draft Contract), as well as the Desert Princess vessel, which is government-owned personal property assigned to the concessioner. Site Visit Registration Registration is required to attend the site visit. To register, contact Nicole Williams, Concessions Management Specialist, Lake Mead National Recreation Area at [contact details removed], along with a courtesy copy to Mark Juretschke, Commercial Services Program, National Park Service, Interior Regions 8, 9, 10, and 12, at [contact details removed], no later than 12:00 pm (Pacific Time) on September 17, 2026. You must provide your name, contact information, the name of the entity interested in submitting a proposal that you represent, the primary contact for the entity, and the number and names of people in your party. Due to space constraints, the NPS limits the number of site visit attendees to a total of five (5) people per interested entity. Site visit participants are responsible for obtaining their lodging, meals, and transportation to the Concession Facilities. The operation is located at 490 Horsepower Cove, Boulder City, NV 89005. Attendance at the site visit is encouraged, but not required, to submit a proposal. The NPS will not answer questions about this prospectus or business opportunity during registration or the site visit. Interested entities must submit questions in writing after the release of the prospectus to the contact person and by the deadline that will be provided in the prospectus. Interested entities are asked not to interfere with concessioner operations during the site visit and not to film, record or photograph concessioner employees or concessioner operations. Questions Due Questions regarding the prospectus must be received, in writing, no later than 12:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on September 30, 2026. Email your questions to Mark Juretschke, Commercial Services Program, National Park Service, Interior Regions 8, 9, 10, and 12, at [contact details removed]. Notice of Intent to Propose 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 12:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on November 23, 2026. Submission of Electronic Proposal The NPS is ONLY accepting electronic proposals in response to this prospectus. Any proposal must be received electronically, no later than 12:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on December 22, 2026, in the format outlined in the Proposal Instructions, to be evaluated for award of the new concession contract. Contact List The prospectus is available on the NPS Commercial Services website (link provided below). If you choose to retrieve a copy of the prospectus, please notify Mark Juretschke at [contact details removed] so you are placed on the mailing list to receive notifications of any future modifications or correspondence.

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