# Solicitation for a Concessions Business Opportunity for Guided Horseback Rides, Wagon and/or Carriage Rides, Vending, Firewood and Ice, Camper Convenience Items, Souvenirs, and Souvenir Photography, Smokemont Riding Stables within Great Smoky Mountains NP

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/ccgrsm00727

- Solicitation number: CC-GRSM007-27
- Notice type: Presolicitation
- Status: Closed. Deadline was September 9, 2026 at 12:00 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: M1HA Operation Of Government-Owned Contractor-Operated (Goco) R&D Facilities
- Place of performance: Gatlinburg, Tennessee
- First posted: June 25, 2026
- Last posted: August 21, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f24d34d5266b43cc8f8503e2996909f4/view

## Description

The National Park Service (NPS) will issue a prospectus for the solicitation of offers for a 10-year concession contract to provide for guided horseback rides, wagon and/or carriage rides, vending, firewood and ice, camper convenience items, souvenirs, and souvenir photography at Smokemont Riding Stables within Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

All offers must be received by the NPS by the date listed on the inside front cover of the prospectus which is August 26, 2026 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 July 17, 2026, and Notification of Intent to Propose must be received by July 27, 2026, 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 August 26, 2026, 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.

## Publications

- June 25, 2026: Presolicitation, due August 26, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 8d1a2929f833417bbda14141a34ba4c2. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8d1a2929f833417bbda14141a34ba4c2/view
- June 25, 2026: Presolicitation, due August 26, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice df183e1dc37a4b39bc04e15ab02e5a97. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/df183e1dc37a4b39bc04e15ab02e5a97/view
- August 21, 2026: Presolicitation, due September 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 1d61cedc2d104f5b8b5974118038858f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1d61cedc2d104f5b8b5974118038858f/view
- August 21, 2026: Presolicitation, due September 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 4f7e027005974f68800df18e19667e8b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4f7e027005974f68800df18e19667e8b/view
- August 21, 2026: Presolicitation, due September 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 66e119701c704ac8b0a916f18b0af350. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/66e119701c704ac8b0a916f18b0af350/view
- August 21, 2026: Presolicitation, due September 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice f24d34d5266b43cc8f8503e2996909f4. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f24d34d5266b43cc8f8503e2996909f4/view

## Points of contact

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

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