Solicitation for a Concessions Business Opportunity for Craft Sales at the Folk Art Center within Blue Ridge Parkway

Amendment 1

The NPS amends this solicitation to, in Exhibit I: Insurance, revise the exhibit to reflect the new Concessioner Insurance Deductibles and Self-Insured Retentions policy.

Amendment 1 will be available at https://www.nps.gov/subjects/concessions/prospectuses.htm.

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The National Park Service (NPS) will issue a prospectus for the solicitation of offers for a 10-year concession contract to provide for Craft Sales at the Folk Art Center within Blue Ridge Parkway.

All offers must be received by the NPS by the date listed on the inside front cover of the prospectus which is September 3, 2025 no later than 12:00 p.m. 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.

Questions are due June 26, 2025, and Notification of Intent to Propose must be received by August 6, 2025, via email by the National Park Service no later than 12:00 P.M. ET on the due dates listed on the cover page which is to William Gordon, Jr., Commercial Services Specialist, at william_gordon@nps.gov

The website below includes a number of helpful links and information including tips for submitting a competitive proposal that addresses due diligence, proposal content, and the presentation of your proposal.  This presentation 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 12:00 pm ET on the due which is September 3, 2025, to National Park Service, Concessions Office, 100 Alabama Street, N.W., Bldg 1924, 6th Floor, Mailroom, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. Please note that the original signed transmittal letters must be mailed. The remaining portion of the proposal will only be accepted electronically via the process explained in the Proposal Instructions.