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UPDATE Request for Bids for Food Trucks at Baker Beach within Golden Gate National Recreation Area

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

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Published
15 Sept 2026
Closes
31 Dec 2026, 20:00 UTC
Reference
GOGA0XX-26
Location
CA, United States
Sector
Sports, Recreation & Events

Details

INTERIOR, DEPARTMENT OF THE · NATIONAL PARK SERVICE · PWR PACIFIC WEST REGION(80000) is soliciting UPDATE Request for Bids for Food Trucks at Baker Beach within Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Solicitation number GOGA0XX-26. Classified under NAICS 713990 — All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries. Product/service code 9999 — MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. Place of performance: CA, USA. Responses are due by 31 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 July 13, 2026, a Request for Bids (RFB) to award up to two (2) one-year leases to operate mobile food & beverage vending (food trucks) at Baker Beach within Golden Gate National Recreation Area. With year-round visitor traffic for sightseeing and recreation, this pilot provides operators with the chance to reach new customers and offer a new type of visitor services at Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The projected start date of the lease is approximately four to six weeks following bid submission, if selected. Each lease will provide an assigned parking space in the Baker Beach parking lot. Precise locations and parking space sizes are detailed in the RFB and Draft Lease. The NPS will not be accepting questions or offering a site visit as part of this solicitation. Interested parties are welcome to visit the site during the solicitation window. Please note that the NPS is concurrently soliciting bids for similar operations at Rodeo Beach, located in the Marin Headlands. Interested parties should respond to the RFB for the food truck location they are most interested in. If an interested individual or entity is interested in both locations, they must submit a response to each RFB separately. Submission of an Electronic Proposal The NPS is ONLY accepting electronic bids in response to this solicitation. Bids will be accepted on a rolling basis until all locations have been leased, or the Service discontinues this solicitation. Bids are due weekly, on Fridays by 12:00 p.m. (Pacific Time), via email to [contact details removed], to be evaluated for award of the new lease.

Context for bidders

We hold 3 notices from INTERIOR, DEPARTMENT OF THE · NATIONAL PARK SERVICE · PWR PACIFIC WEST REGION(80000), going back to September 2026 — 3 of them still open. There are 10 open Sports, Recreation & Events tenders in United States. This one closes in 107 days.

Before you bid on this tender

A quick checklist to help you decide whether to bid and prepare a compliant submission for this sports, recreation & events opportunity. Always verify the details on the official source.

  • Confirm the exact closing date and time (and time zone) on the official portal — deadlines are strict and can be revised by a corrigendum.
  • Read the full notice and every attached document, including the scope, specifications and any bill of quantities or terms of reference.
  • Check the eligibility criteria — prior similar experience, annual turnover, certifications and registrations — and make sure you qualify before investing effort.
  • Prepare any earnest-money deposit (EMD) or bid security and the required formats early; missing or wrongly-formatted documents are a common cause of rejection.
  • Note how bids must be submitted (online or physical), in what format, and whether a digital signature or portal registration is required.
  • Watch for corrigenda and clarifications right up to the deadline — requirements and dates can change.
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