UWC Concessionaire Prospectus
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USDA Forest Service FS-2700-34 (REV-02/2017) OMB No. 0596-0082 Use Code 141 Prospectus for Campground and Related Granger-Thye Concessions Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service 2018 Previous edition obsolete Page 1 of 49 Prospectus for Campground and Related Granger-Thye Concessions, Uinta Wasatch Cache National Forest Previous edition obsolete Page 2 of 49 Prospectus for Campground and Related Granger-Thye Concessions, Uinta Wasatch Cache National Forest Table of Contents I. Business Opportunity A. Introduction B. Area Description C. Description of Developed Recreation Sites and Facilities D. Government-Furnished Property E. Government-Furnished Supplies F. Utilities and Waste Management II. Forest Service Concession Program and Policies A. Recreation.gov B. Pass Discounts C. Camp Stamps D. Site Closure E. Reserved Administrative Use F. Applicable Forest Orders G. Fee Tickets and Compilation of Use and Revenue Data H. Customer Service Comment Cards I. Performance Evaluations J. Accessibility K. Camping Unit Capacity L. Stay Limit M. Fees Charged to the Public N. Law Enforcement O. Other Pertinent Information III. Special Use Permit A. Permit Term B. Permit Holder Responsibilities C. Granger-Thye Fee Offset Agreement D. Insurance E. Bonding IV. Application A. Instructions for Submitting Applications B. General Terms, Qualifications, and Reservations C. Application Package Requirements D. Evaluation of Applications Previous edition obsolete Page 3 of 49 Prospectus for Campground and Related Granger-Thye Concessions, Uinta Wasatch Cache National Forest V. Post-Selection Requirements Appendices Appendix 1: Vicinity and Area Maps Appendix 2: Maps of Developed Recreation Sites Appendix 3: Description of Developed Recreation Sites and Facilities Appendix 4: Inventory of Government-Furnished Property Appendix 5: FS-2700-4h, Special-Use Permit for Campground and Related Granger-Thye Concessions, and FS-2700-4h, Appendix-F, Operation of Federally Owned Drinking Water Systems Appendix 6: Water Testing Locations and Requirements Appendix 7: Applicable Forest Orders Appendix 8: Sample Use Report Appendix 9: Sample Customer Service Comment Card Appendix 10: Standard Performance Evaluation Form Appendix 11: FSM 2342.1, Exhibit 01, Law Enforcement at Concession Campgrounds Appendix 12: Sample Annual Operating Plan Appendix 13: FS-2700-4h, Appendix B, Granger-Thye Fee Offset Agreement Appendix 14: Potential Government Maintenance, Reconditioning, Renovation, and Improvement Projects Appendix 15: Indirect Cost Reimbursement Letter Appendix 16: FS-2700-4h, Appendix G, Granger-Thye Fee Offset Certification Appendix 17: National Quality Standards for Recreation Site Management (formerly Meaningful Measures) Appendix 18: Recommended Staffing Appendix 19: Sample Business Plan Appendix 20: FS-6500-24, Financial Statement Appendix 21: FS-6500-25, Request for Verification VI. Pertinent Materials (Available Upon Request) “Cleaning Recreation Sites” (USDA-Forest Service) “In Depth Design and Maintenance Manual for Vault Toilets” (USDA-Forest Service) Previous edition obsolete Page 4 of 49 Prospectus for Campground and Related Granger-Thye Concessions, Uinta Wasatch Cache National Forest I. Business Opportunity A. Introduction This prospectus is being issued to solicit applications for a concession campground special use permit. A permit to provide high-quality public service in the operation and maintenance of Government-owned recreation facilities located on the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest (UWC), will be issued. The permit will include the developed sites listed below. To see the location of the sites in this prospectus, please see Appendix 1: Vicinity and Area Maps and Appendix 2: Developed Recreation Area Maps. The following lists contain the 116 developed recreation sites included in this prospectus. The sites are grouped together into seven separate administrative units (Ranger Districts): Logan, Ogden, Salt Lake, Heber-Kamas, Pleasant Grove, Spanish Fork, and Evanston-Mountain View. LOGAN RANGER DISTRICT 1. Box Elder Campground 2. Bridger Campground 3. Card Picnic Area 4. Chokecherry Picnic Area 5. Dewitt Picnic Area/Overnight Group Area 6. Friendship Campground 7. Guinahvah-Malibu Campground 8. L.M. Turner Campground 9. Lodge Campground 10. Pioneer Campground 11. Preston Valley Campground 12. Red Banks Campground 13. Shenoah Picnic Area/Overnight Group Area 14. Smithfield Campground 15. Spring Campground 16. Spring Hollow Campground 17. Sunrise Campground Rich 18. Tony Grove Campground 19. Tony Grove Day Use Area 20. Wood Camp Campground OGDEN RANGER DISTRICT 1. Anderson Cove Campground, Boat Ramp, Swim Area 2. Botts Campground 3. Brogojne & Quist (Pelican Beach) 4. Cemetery Point Picnic Area, Boat Ramp, and Swim Site 5. Lower Meadows Campground 6. Magpie Campground 7. Middle Inlet Picnic Area and Swim Area 8. Monte Cristo Campground 9. North Arm Trailhead 10. Perception Park Campground Previous edition obsolete 5 Prospectus for Campground and Related Granger-Thye Concessions, Uinta Wasatch Cache National Forest 11. Pineview (Windsurfer Beach) 12. Port Ramp Marina 13. South Fork Campground 14. Spring Creek 15. Upper Meadows Campground 16. Willows Campground SALT LAKE RANGER DISTRICT 1. Bountiful Peak Campground 2. Boy Scout Campground 3. Cottonwood Campground 4. Intake Campground 5. Jordan Pines Group Campground 6. Loop Campground 7. Lower Narrows Campground 8. Mueller Park Picnic Area 9. Redman Campground 10. Spruces Campground 11. Storm Mountain Picnic Area 12. Tanners Flat Campground 13. Upper Narrows Campground HEBER-KAMAS RANGER DISTRICT 1. Aspen Grove Campground 2. Coalmine Hollow Trailhead 3. Cobblerest Campground 4. Currant Creek Boat Ramp 5. Currant Creek Campground 6. Currant Creek Dam Fishing Site 7. Ledgefork Campground 8. Lilly Lake Campground 9. Lodgepole Campground 10. Lost Creek Campground 11. Lower Provo River Campground 12. Mill Hollow Campground 13. Mirror Lake Campground 14. Moosehorn Campground 15. Pine Valley North Group Campground 16. Ponderosa Group Campground 17. Renegade Campground 18. Shady Dell Campground 19. Shingle Creek Campground 20. Smith-Morehouse Campground 21. Soapstone Campground 22. Soldier Creek Campground 23. Strawberry Bay Campground 24. Wolf Creek Campground 25. Trial Lake Campground 26. Washington Lake Campground Previous edition obsolete 6 Prospectus for Campground and Related Granger-Thye Concessions, Uinta Wasatch Cache National Forest 27. Washington Lake Group Campground 28. Yellow Pine Campground PLEASANT GROVE RANGER DISTRICT 1. Altamont Campground 2. Granite Flat Campground 3. Hope Campground 4. Little Mill Campground 5. Mount Timpanogos Campground 6. Rock Canyon Campground 7. Timpooneke Campground SPANISH FORK RANGER DISTRICT 1. Balsam Campground 2. Bear Canyon Campground 3. Blackhawk Campground 4. Cherry Campground 5. Diamond Campground 6. Diamond Group Sites Campground 7. Maple Bench Campground 8. Maple Lake Campground 9. Payson Lakes Campground 10. Payson Lakes Guard Station Cabin Rental 11. Ponderosa Campground 12. Tinney Flat Campground 13. Whiting Campground EVANSTON-MOUNTAIN VIEW RANGER DISTRICT 1. Bear River Campground 2. Beaver View Campground 3. Bridger Lake Campground 4. Butterfly Campground* 5. China Meadows Campground 6. China Meadows Trailhead Campground 7. Christmas Meadows Campground 8. Deadhorse Trailhead Campground 9. East Fork Bear River Campground 10. Hayden Fork Campground 11. Hoop Lake Campground 12. Hoop Lake Trailhead Campground 13. Little Lyman Lake Campground 14. Marsh Lake Campground 15. Meeks Cabin Campground 16. Stateline Campground 17. Stillwater Campground 18. Sulphur Campground 19. Wolverine ATV Trailhead Campground * Evanston-Mountain View area manager will oversee operations at Butterfly even though it is on the Kamas District. Revenues will be reported to Kamas. Previous edition obsolete 7 Prospectus for Campground and Related Granger-Thye Concessions, Uinta Wasatch Cache National Forest Changes from previous permit (listed per district) include the following: LOGAN RANGER DISTRICT Dewitt, Chokecherry, Card, and Shenoah were previously non-fee/optional sites managed by concessionaire. They will remain in the permit and a fee must be added. Concessionaire will be able to offer overnight camping at Shenoah and Dewitt. OGDEN RANGER DISTRICT Pineview (Windsurfer Beach), North Arm, Brogojne & Quist (Pelican Beach), Spring Creek day use areas were previously non-fee/optional sites managed by concessionaire. They are now offered as sites to be managed by the concessionaire with a fee. Spring Creek will need the investments of a single restroom and expanded parking to bring amenities up to required standard for fee site before a fee may be charged at this location. Per current direction and in compliance with Service Contract Act, the following non- fee/optional services previously provided by concessionaire at trailheads are removed from permit: Wheeler Creek Trailheads, BOR Fishing Site, Huntsville Accesses, Pineview Overlook, SR162 Roadside Parking. Jefferson Hunt Campground is in the process of being decommissioned. Sites are planned to be added to Anderson Cove Campground summer of 2018 to replace loss of sites at Jefferson Hunt. A private boat/watersports shop located at Cemetery Point on Pineview Reservoir was previously a subcontract of the concession permit. The subcontract will no longer be a part of the concessionaire permit. SALT LAKE RANGER DISTRICT Three fee picnic areas in Salt Lake County