# Amendment No. 2 to Solicitation of a Concession Business Opportunity to Operate Guided Water Float Tours, Retail, and Snorkel Equipment Rentals within Channel Islands National Park

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/chis00427

- Solicitation number: CHIS004-27
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Closed. Deadline was June 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of the Interior
- Agency: National Park Service
- Contracting office: PWR Pacific West Region (140P80)
- NAICS: 713990 All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries
- Product or service code: M1PA Operation Of Recreation Facilities (Non-Building)
- Place of performance: Ventura, California
- County: Ventura County (FIPS 06111). https://abierto.us/counties/ventura-county-ca-06111
- First posted: March 19, 2026
- Last posted: May 18, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/67722cf7576c47ed8f259bed16c96b78/view

## Description

The National Park Service (NPS) has released Amendment No. 2 to the business opportunity soliciting proposals to award a new ten (10) year concession contract to operate Guided Water Float Tours, Retail, and Snorkel Equipment Rentals within Channel Islands National Park.

Amendment No. 2 provides responses to the questions asked as well as an update to the Draft Contract, Section 13(b), based upon an updated policy changing the thresholds for audited and reviewed annual financial reports by a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Notification of Intent to Propose Any interested party intending to submit a proposal must submit a "Notice of Intent to Propose" as described in the Business Opportunity and Proposal Instructions, no later than 12:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on May 28, 2026. Submission of an Electronic Proposal NPS will ONLY accept electronic proposals in response to this prospectus.

Any proposal must be received electronically, no later than 12:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on June 25, 2026, in the format outlined in the Proposal Instructions, to be evaluated for award of the new concession contract. Contact List The prospectus is available via the link below. If you choose to retrieve a copy of the prospectus, please notify Mark Juretschke at mark_juretschke@nps.gov so you are placed on the mailing list to receive notifications of any future modifications or correspondence.

## Publications

- March 19, 2026: Solicitation, due June 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 349ab4e510f0460baea8917391c9e3da. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/349ab4e510f0460baea8917391c9e3da/view
- March 30, 2026: Solicitation, due June 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice e03778c23b904c99974080892833dc8d. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e03778c23b904c99974080892833dc8d/view
- May 18, 2026: Solicitation, due June 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 67722cf7576c47ed8f259bed16c96b78. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/67722cf7576c47ed8f259bed16c96b78/view

## Points of contact

- Mark Juretschke, mark_juretschke@nps.gov

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