# Request for Proposals to Lease Property at Caneel Bay within Virgin Islands National Park

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/lviis0012026

- Solicitation number: L-VIIS001-2026
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Closed. Deadline was August 10, 2026 at 2:00 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: St John, U.S. Virgin Islands
- First posted: May 7, 2026
- Last posted: July 13, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/95762750eaf6487ebd1a04f49426599c/view

## Description

The National Park Service (NPS) has posted the Questions and Answers to all questions received by June 11, 2026. The Q&A document may be found along with the other RFP documents on the NPS Leasing website located here: https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/caneel-bay-redevelopment-request-for-proposals.htm

The National Park Service (NPS) has extended the submission deadline to August 10, 2026, at 2 p.m. ET. All responses must be received by the NPS by this date and time. The NPS has changed p. 11 of the pdf document, Exibit I - Caneel Bay Structural Assessment (6/6), by replacing "Park Retained Structures" to "Additional Structures".

The National Park Service (NPS) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a lease (term of up to 60 years) to operate and redevelop overnight accommodations and other services on approximately 150 acres at Caneel Bay within Virgin Islands National Park. The RFP describes the requirements. All responses must be received by the NPS by the date and time specified in the RFP, which is August 10, 2026, by 2:00 p.m. ET, in order to be evaluated for this lease opportunity.

Responses will only be accepted electronically via the process explained in the RFP. Questions are due June 11, 2026, and Notification to Submit must be received by June 17, 2026, via email to the National Park Service at SERCommercial_Services@nps.gov as specified in the RFP. The NPS will hold site visits on June 4 and 5, 2026. Additional dates may be added if necessary. More details on the site visit and how to RSVP are provided in the RFP. The following website provides the RFP documents: https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/caneel-bay-redevelopment-request-for-proposals.htm

## Publications

- May 7, 2026: Solicitation, due July 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice 66a09286184644f2ab887f81017563f4. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/66a09286184644f2ab887f81017563f4/view
- June 15, 2026: Solicitation, due August 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice 8e4632773cf644fdbbbc438e4b89c27f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8e4632773cf644fdbbbc438e4b89c27f/view
- July 13, 2026: Solicitation, due August 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice 95762750eaf6487ebd1a04f49426599c. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/95762750eaf6487ebd1a04f49426599c/view

## Points of contact

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

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