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PROSPECTUS a Concession Business Opportunity for Guided Multi-Day Interpretive Whitewater River Trips Within Grand Canyon National Park iNational Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Intermountain Region PROSPECTUS A Concession Business Opportunity for Guided Multi-Day Interpretive Whitewater River Trips within Grand Canyon National Park Solicitation #: CC-GRCAXXX-19 PROSPECTUS Guided Multi-Day Interpretive Whitewater River Trips GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK National Park Service Intermountain Region Contract No. CC-GRCAXXX-19 PROSPECTUS ISSUED: February 12, 2018 QUESTIONS DUE: March 2, 2018 PROPOSALS DUE: April 24, 2018 Questions and proposals must be received by the National Park Service no later than by 4:00 P.M. of the due date listed above. Ship proposals to: Jennifer Parker Chief of Concessions National Park Service Intermountain Region 12795 West Alameda Parkway Lakewood, CO 80228 Phone: (303) 969-2661 Send Questions via email to: Jennifer Parker Chief of Concessions [email protected] GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK CONCESSION CONTRACT NO. CC-GRCAXXX-19 PROSPECTUS TABLE OF CONTENTS I. ........................................................................................... BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY II. ......................................................................................... PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS III. ................................................................................................ PROPOSAL PACKAGE IV. .................................... DRAFT CONCESSION CONTRACT INCLUDING CONTRACT EXHIBITS V. ................................................................................. APPENDIX TABLE OF CONTENTS A CD CONTAINING AN ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THE PROSPECTUS AND ALL APPENDICES CAN BE FOUND WITHIN TAB V. V8.2013 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Guided Multi-Day Interpretive Whitewater River Trips within GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INTERMOUNTAIN REGION Solicitation No. CC-GRCAXXX-19 Covering Contracts: CC-GRCA006-19 CC-GRCA0015-19 CC-GRCA020-19 CC-GRCA025-19 CC-GRCA007-19 CC-GRCA0016-19 CC-GRCA021-19 CC-GRCA026-19 CC-GRCA010-19 CC-GRCA0017-19 CC-GRCA022-19 CC-GRCA028-19 CC-GRCA011-19 CC-GRCA0018-19 CC-GRCA024-19 CC-GRCA029-19 CC-GRCAXXX-19 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................1 THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND ITS MISSION .....................................................................................................1 THE COLORADO RIVER WITHIN GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK .............................................................................2 CONCESSION BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY .....................................................................................................3 PREFERRED OFFEROR ........................................................................................................................................3 TERM AND EFFECTIVE DATE OF DRAFT CONCESSION CONTRACTS ..............................................................................3 DRAFT CONTRACT REQUIRED AND AUTHORIZED SERVICES ........................................................................................3 CHANGES TO THE REQUIRED AND AUTHORIZED SERVICES .........................................................................................3 OPERATING SEASON AND CONDITIONS .................................................................................................................3 TOUR LIMITS AND ALLOCATIONS .........................................................................................................................3 ALLOCATION SCHEDULING ................................................................................................................................4 RIVER ACCESS ................................................................................................................................................5 TYPES OF GUIDED MULTI-DAY INTERPRETIVE RIVER TRIPS .........................................................................................6 INVESTMENT ANALYSIS ...............................................................................................................................7 ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT ..........................................................................................................................7 PERSONAL PROPERTY AND INVENTORY USED IN EXISTING CONCESSION OPERATION .......................................................7 OUT OF PARK SUPPORT .....................................................................................................................................7 INSURANCE ....................................................................................................................................................7 UTILITIES ........................................................................................................................................................7 RATES ...........................................................................................................................................................8 PARK ENTRANCE FEES .......................................................................................................................................8 PROPOSED MINIMUM FRANCHISE FEE ..................................................................................................................8 EXISTING CONCESSION OPERATIONS .........................................................................................................9 2014 – 2016 HISTORICAL REVENUES .................................................................................................................9 HISTORICAL USE ........................................................................................................................................... 10 OTHER PARK INFORMATION .................................................................................................................... 11 COLORADO RIVER MANAGEMENT PLAN. ........................................................................................................... 11 MARKET AREA OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................................... 11 LOCAL MARKET AREA ................................................................................................................................... 11 SITE VISIT ................................................................................................................................................... 12 CC-GRCAXXX-19 Business Opportunity Page 1 INTRODUCTION This section of the Prospectus describes the existing operations and the business opportunity offered under this solicitation for guided multi-day interpretive whitewater river trips to be authorized by the National Park Service (Service) within Grand Canyon National Park (Park). Offerors are responsible for reviewing all sections of this Prospectus, and specifically, the terms and conditions of Draft Concession Contract No. CC-GRCAXXX-19 (Draft Contract(s)), including its exhibits, to determine the full scope of a Concessioner’s responsibilities under the Draft Contract. The Service is conducting this solicitation in accordance with the National Park Service Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-391) as implemented by the Service in 36 C.F.R. Part 51. The term “Concessioner” as used in this Prospectus refers to the entities that will be the concessioners under the Draft Contracts. The term “Existing Concessioner” refers to an entity that holds an existing concession contract (Existing Contract). An example of an Existing Contract and a link to 36 C.F.R. Part 51 are included in the Appendices to this Prospectus. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of this Prospectus and 36 C.F.R. Part 51, 36 C.F.R. Part 51 will prevail. In the event of any inconsistency between the description of the terms contained in this Prospectus and the Draft Contract itself, the terms of the Draft Contract will prevail. The National Park Service and Its Mission In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson approved legislation creating the Service within the Department of the Interior. That legislation mandated that Congress create America’s National Park Service to: …conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such a manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations. 54 U.S.C. § 100101 (a) Additionally, Congress declared the National Park System should be: …preserved and managed for the benefit and inspiration of all the people of the United States…. 54 U.S.C. § 100101 (b) The Service has as its overall mission the preservation and public enjoyment of significant aspects of the nation’s natural and cultural heritage. To learn more about the National Park Service, visit the National Park Service website. This site includes information about the Service's mission, policies, and information on individual park units. CC-GRCAXXX-19 Business Opportunity Page 2 Colorado River through Grand Canyon National Park The Colorado River within Grand Canyon National Park Grand Canyon National Park is located in the northwest corner of the state of Arizona in Coconino County. The Park encompasses approximately 1,217,403 acres of public land on the southern end of the Colorado Plateau. A 277-mile stretch of the Colorado River runs through the Park. The canyon walls that rise over
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