Major NPS Concession Prospectuses Expected During 2013

Submitted by David and Kay Scott on February 27, 2013 - 2:14am

The concessions contract at Oregon Caves National Monument is coming up for bid this year. Photo by David and Kay Scott.

The National Park Service expects to release several dozen concession prospectuses during the current year.

These range from small contracts such as guided horseback rides in Grand Teton National Park that generated $14,000 in 2011 revenues to the long awaited concession for most of the business operations in Yosemite National Park that in 2011 generated revenues of $132 million. A separate $1 million grocery concession in Yosemite will also be put out for bid.

Other major contracts expected this year include lodging concessions in Mesa Verde National Park, Olympic National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, Oregon Caves National Monument, and the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Some of the anticipated prospectuses for 2013 are:

Park	Service	2011 Revenues
Grand Canyon NP..................	Lodging, Food and Beverage, Tours...................	$88 million
Grand Canyon NP..................	Retail, Food and Beverage.............................	$12 million
Mesa Verde NP.....................	Lodging, Food and Beverage, Retail...................	$6.8 million
Oregon Caves NM...................	Lodging, Food and Beverage, Retail...................	$825,000
Yosemite NP........................	Lodging, Food and Beverage, Tours, Retail...........	$132 million
Yosemite NP........................	Groceries................................................	$1 million
Blue Ridge Parkway................	Lodging, Food and Beverage, Retail...................	$827,000
Olympic NP........................	Lodging, Food and Beverage...........................	$446,000
Ozark NSR..........................	Lodging, Food and Beverage...........................	$186,000
Cape Hatteras NS..................	Fishing Center, fishing boats...........................	$3.1 million