Site visits at all locations (sports and events center, driving range, pitch and putt) are now scheduled for Tuesday, January 28th, and Wednesday, February 12, from 10 am to 3 pm.  Prospective applicants should ensure they visit all three locations on the same day. Please be sure to register in advance by emailing Gateway_BMD@nps.gov and providing the name of your company and the names/emails of attendees. 

Summary of Leasing Opportunity: 

This Request for Proposals (RFP) provides the opportunity for any interested individual or organization, hereinafter referred to as “Offeror” (Offeror, ‘you’, ‘your’) to submit proposals to the National Park Service (NPS, ‘Lessor’) to lease NPS property at Gateway National Recreation Area under the following general terms and conditions. 

This Lease opportunity is open on a competitive basis and the Facility will be delivered to Lessee, “As-is, with all faults. The selected Offeror negotiate a lease based on the attached Sample Lease (See Attachment A). Elements of your proposal may be incorporated into the Lease at Lessor’s discretion. 

Overview of Property Offered for Lease:  

This RFP includes lands and facilities at two (2) locations: 

Location 1 - Jacob Riis Park Golf Course, Queens, NY: Across from the Atlantic Ocean via a path that diverges from the boardwalk lies the Jacob Riis Park “pitch and putt” golf course in Rockaway, Queens. The facilities at Jacob Riis Park are part of a Historic District and include a par 3 18-hole Pitch and Putt golf course, practice area, a service building, and a gazebo. The course area is approximately 21.6 acres and includes irrigation and electric infrastructure.  The golf course is minutes from the Marine Park Bridge, Breezy Point, and Belle Harbor. Seasonal operations typically run from the end of March until mid-November. Offerors are not limited to seasonal operation. Offerors may propose additional activities which NPS may authorize so long as NPS determines per its sole discretion that such activities are consistent with the purposes established by law for the park area. 

Location 2 - Flatbush Avenue Driving Range, Brooklyn: Located at 3200 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, approximately 1 mile from Exit 11S on the Belt Parkway is Brooklyn’s only full-size driving range. The driving range is located on the southbound side of Flatbush Avenue, next to the Gateway Marina. The driving range facilities include 71 tees (20 covered and heated tees), pro shop facility, maintenance building, putting area, miniature golf course, and a few small buildings used for related services. Seasonal operations typically run from the end of March until mid-November. Offerors are not limited to seasonal operation. Offerors may propose additional activities which NPS may authorize so long as NPS determines, at its sole discretion, that such activities are consistent the purposes established by law for the park area. 

The Driving Range may be subject to future environmental investigations that could impact operations for a period of time. Offerors should consider the following prior to submitting proposals: 

• Whether the Offeror is able to limit any proposed improvements to the Driving Range and related facilities to slab or above grade. Ground penetration will not be authorized as part of any proposals to improve or repair.  

• Whether this opportunity as a whole remains viable for the Offeror in the event use of the driving range is discontinued (additional information below). 

This location also includes a Miniature Golf Course. The miniature golf course has been out of service for an extended period of time. The dimensions are: northern boundary 1,239'; southern boundary 1,200'; eastern boundary 1,200'; western boundary 1,200' subject to the reservation by NPS of an area approximately 100' wide, adjacent to the mini-golf facilities and the boundary adjacent to the marina, depicted in the map below which the Lessee may utilize at NPS discretion, until such time as NPS determines at its sole discretion the reserved area must be utilized for park purposes. The bridges within the mini golf course are personal property of the current operator.  

A site visit of both locations for prospective Offerors is expected to take place in mid to late January of 2025. More information will be posted here: Do Business With Us - Gateway National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service) 

Use of the Lease Premises: 

The proposed Lease will authorize the continued operation of the existing drivi