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The National Park Service (“NPS”) anticipates releasing a prospectus for a concession business opportunity to provide Lodging, Food & Beverage, and Retail Services in Zion National Park (“Park”) in the fourth quarter of calendar year 2023. The prospectus will describe the business opportunity and the terms and conditions of Concession Contract No. CC-ZION003-25 (“Draft Contract”). General information about this business opportunity and the Draft Contract are provided below.

The NPS will host a site visit for entities interested in bidding on the opportunity on October 18, 2023, after the release of the solicitation. The site visit provides interested entities an overview of the concession operation and a tour of many of the Concession Facilities (land and real property improvements assigned to the concessioner under the Draft Contract).

Site Visit Registration

Registration is required to attend the site visit. To register, contact Doug Dawson, Zion National Park Concessions Management Specialist, at Doug_Dawson@nps.gov no later than 4:00 pm Mountain Time on October 11, 2023. You must provide your name, contact information, the name of the entity interested in submitting a proposal that you represent, the primary contact for the entity, and the number of people in your party. Due to space constraints, the NPS limits the number of site visit attendees to a total of five (5) people per interested entity. All individuals attending the site visit must disclose to the NPS the names of the interested entities engaging their services.

Site visit participants are responsible for paying the Park entrance fee, as applicable, and obtaining their lodging, meals, and transportation to the respective facilities. Participants are encouraged to obtain lodging as soon as possible, as lodging in the Park and the surrounding area is limited.

Attendance at the site visit is encouraged, but not required, to submit a proposal.

The NPS will not answer questions about this prospectus or business opportunity during registration or the site visit. Interested entities must submit questions in writing after the release of the prospectus to the contact person and by the deadline that will be provided in the prospectus. Interested entities are asked not to interfere with concessioner operations during the site visit and not to film, record or photograph concessioner employees or concessioner operations.

Concession Opportunity CC-ZION003-25

The Draft Contract will require the concessioner to provide the following visitor services:

• Lodging


• Food & Beverage


• Retail

The Draft Contract will authorize the concessioner to provide the following visitor services:

• Open-Air Tram Tours


• Trailhead Shuttles


• Bicycle Rentals


• Step-on Guide Service


• Interpretive Walking Tours of Zion Lodge Historic District

The Business Opportunity will describe estimated investment requirements.

Additional Requirements of the Draft Contract

The Draft Contract will require the Concessioner to pay a monthly franchise fee to the NPS and to fund and expend a Component Renewal Reserve. For the purpose of providing the required services, the NPS will assign the Concessioner, via the Draft Contract, the Concession Facilities. The Concessioner will be solely responsible for maintenance, repairs, housekeeping, and groundskeeping for all Concession Facilities.

More Information

For more information about the National Park Service Commercial Services Program, concession contracts, and the laws and policies that govern concessions, go to: www.nps.gov/subjects/concessions/index.htm.

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