On December 12, 2024, the National Park Service (NPS) released a business opportunity soliciting proposals to award a new ten (10) year concession contract to provide lodging, food & beverage, retail, and camping services within Badlands National Park.

The NPS will hold a one-day site visit for organizations interested in bidding on this opportunity on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.  The site visit provides interested parties an overview of the concession operations along with a tour of the Concession Facilities, (as that term is defined in the Draft Contract), assigned to the Concessioner under the Draft Contract.  To attend the site visit, registration is required.  To register, please email Eric Nikkel, Commercial Services Specialist, Interior Regions 3, 4 and 5 at: eric_nikkel@nps.gov with the name of your company, contact phone number and email, and the number of people attending from your organization, no later than no later than 4:00 p.m. (Central Time) on Thursday, January 2, 2025.  Additional information regarding meeting time and location will be provided after registration. A strict limit of two persons per business entity will be authorized to attend the site visit.

Site visit participants are responsible for obtaining their own lodging, meals, and transportation to the respective Concession Facilities.  Participants must be 18 years of age or older.  Please be prepared for varying weather and walking between buildings.  Attendance at the site visit is not required to submit a proposal for the prospectus; however, it is encouraged.

Questions regarding the prospectus must be received, in writing, no later than 12:00 p.m. (Central Time) on January 22, 2025.  Email your questions to Eric Nikkel, Commercial Services Specialist, at eric_nikkel@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 to Eric Nikkel at eric_nikkel@nps.gov, no later than 12:00 p.m. (Central Time) on March 12, 2025.

The NPS is ONLY accepting electronic proposals in response to this prospectus.  Any proposal must be received electronically, no later than 4:00 p.m. (Central Time) on April 9, 2025, in the format outlined in the Proposal Instructions, to be evaluated for award of the new concession contract.    Prior to the electronic submission deadline, you will receive a welcome email message from the Service’s Microsoft Teams platform at the email address you provide when you notify the Service of your intent to submit a proposal. You must accept the invitation before you can access the Teams site to upload your proposal.

A hardcopy of the Offeror’s Transmittal Letter, with original signature, must be received by the National Park Service no later than 4:00 p.m. (Central Time) on April 16, 2025, as outlined in the Proposal Instructions of the Prospectus, at:

National Park Service, Interior Regions 3, 4, 5

601 Riverfront Drive, Omaha, NE 68102

Attention: Eric Nikkel, Commercial Services Specialist

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 Eric Nikkel at eric_nikkel@nps.gov so you are placed on the mailing list to receive notification of any future modifications or correspondence.

Amendment 1:  Questions and Responses

1. Does the Service have a structural engineer’s report for the Cedar Pass Lodge main building? If so, can the Service please provide it?

NPS:  No, the NPS does not have a structural engineer’s report.

1. Can the Service confirm the first-floor areas that are slab on grade?

NPS:  The dining room is slab on grade.  The other floors are either on full basements or crawlspace.

1. What is the age and condition of the current kitchen hood and hood ventilation system, grease interceptor, and rooftop HVAC equipment? Can the Service provide assessment reports for these, if available?

NPS: The kitchen hood was installed in 2000. There is no grease interceptor – just grease traps, which are emptied into barrels next to trash dumpsters. The HVAC equipment ranges in age. The two HVAC units hanging off the kitchen wall, near the walk-in cooler, were installed around 2022. The rooftop HVAC unit above the dining room was installed in 2024. The remaining six HVAC units on the rooftop were installed around 1999. Assessment reports are not available.

1. Does the Service want the concessioner to keep the current number of guest-facing plumbing fixtures in the