# Passenger Ferry Service to the South Core Banks and Shackleford Banks and Land Transportation on the South Core Banks - 2nd Posting

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/calo00126

- Solicitation number: CALO001-26
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Closed. Deadline was October 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of the Interior
- Agency: National Park Service
- Contracting office: Ser Southeast Region (140P50)
- NAICS: 713990 All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries
- Product or service code: 9999 Miscellaneous Items
- Place of performance: Harkers Island, North Carolina
- County: Carteret County (FIPS 37031). https://abierto.us/counties/carteret-county-nc-37031
- City: Harkers Island. https://abierto.us/cities/harkers-island-nc-3729560
- First posted: April 16, 2025
- Last posted: September 16, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/fd5cf0eebe244fe6966d611cb8e5e29d/view

## Description

The NPS anticipates the concession contract to be awarded in February of 2026 with a contract start date of October 1, 2026.

The NPS has changed the Proposal Due date to October 15, 2025, by 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time and posted Amendment 2 to the NPS Concessions website available at www.nps.gov/subjects/concessions/prospectuses.htm. This amendment includes Questions and Answers along with changes to the Prospectus.

The NPS has changed the Proposal Due date to September 17, 2025, by 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time and the Notification of Intent to Propose Due date to August 6, 2025, by 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

This solicitation replaces the previous solicitation with Notice ID CALO001. The National Park Service (NPS) issued a prospectus for the solicitation of offers for a 10-year concession contracts to provide Passenger Ferry Service to the South Core Banks and Shackleford Banks and Land Transportation on the South Core Banks Please note that all offers must be received by the NPS on September 17, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time in order to be evaluated and considered for an award of a concession contract.

The prospectus describes the business opportunity and includes the terms and conditions under which the NPS will award the concession contract. A Site Visit was scheduled for February 13, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. Questions were due February 21, 2025, and Notification of Intent to Propose must be received by August 6, 2025, via email no later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time to Bill Stevens, Chief of Commercial Services for Interior Region 2, at bill_g_stevens@nps.gov.

The prospectus along with helpful links and information including tips for submitting a competitive proposal that addresses due diligence and proposal content can be found at: www.nps.gov/subjects/concessions/prospectuses.htm Proposals to include the original signed transmittal letters must be received via the process explained in the Proposal Instructions no later than 3:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time on September 17, 2025. Please note that the original signed transmittal letter must be mailed to National Park Service, Commercial Services Office, 100 Alabama Street, S.W., Bldg 1924, 6th Floor, Mailroom, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. The remaining portion of the proposal will only be accepted electronically via the process explained in the Proposal Instructions.

## Publications

- April 16, 2025: Solicitation, due July 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice ceb500c6d24343b2a8027ae71aa827cd. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ceb500c6d24343b2a8027ae71aa827cd/view
- July 1, 2025: Solicitation, due September 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 1b74999aca954512b0f7b5f6d3ed8988. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1b74999aca954512b0f7b5f6d3ed8988/view
- July 1, 2025: Solicitation, due September 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 578ef1daf94b4fefb12ba5a094f048c0. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/578ef1daf94b4fefb12ba5a094f048c0/view
- September 11, 2025: Solicitation, due October 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice e38183c715fa473aa548ede0f4a51235. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e38183c715fa473aa548ede0f4a51235/view
- September 16, 2025: Solicitation, due October 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice fd5cf0eebe244fe6966d611cb8e5e29d. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/fd5cf0eebe244fe6966d611cb8e5e29d/view

## Points of contact

- BILL STEVENS, bill_g_stevens@nps.gov, 4049986425
- WILLIAM GORDON, william_gordon@nps.gov, 4704450625

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