Prospectus Solicitation to Provide Ferry Transportation and Related Services at Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island

The National Park Service (NPS) intends to issue a concessions prospectus on May 20, 2019, for a 10-year concession contract for ferry transportation and related services at Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island.  The new contract is expected to be effective October 1, 2020.  The Director, pursuant to 36 CFR Part 51, has determined that no preferred Offeror for this contract exists.

The people of France gave the Statue of Liberty as a gift of friendship to the people of the United States. Located on Liberty Island, this universal symbol of freedom and democracy was dedicated on October 28, 1886, designated as a national monument in 1924, and restored for her centennial on July 4, 1986.

Ellis Island opened on January 1, 1892 and became the nation’s leading federal immigration station. The station operated until 1954 and processed more than 12 million immigrant steamship passengers. Restored after nearly 30 years of closure, Ellis Island’s Main Building opened as a museum on September 10, 1990. Today, about 40% of the United States’ population can trace its ancestry through Ellis Island. For additional information, visit the websites for the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.  The NPS depends on its concessioners to meet the needs of over a four and one half million visitors annually.

The prospectus is available on the NPS website at: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/concessions/prospectuses.htm.  Hard copy prospectuses are available by contacting Judy Bassett via email at Judy_Bassett@nps.gov or mail to National Park Service, Northeast  Region, 1234 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19107, Attn: Concessions Division.  There is a printing cost recovery charge of $40 for prospectuses delivered Federal Express or Express Mail, or $30 if picked up in person.  Checks or money orders (no cash or credit accepted) must be payable to the National Park Service and must include a delivery address.   If you choose to retrieve a copy of the prospectus from the website, please notify Ms. Bassett  at Judy_Bassett@nps.gov so you can be placed on the mailing list to receive any modifications and other correspondence regarding this prospectus.  The same information will be posted on the above mentioned website where the prospectus is available.

The Service will host a site visit on Thursday, June 6, 2019.  The site visit provides interested organizations an overview of the concession operation along with a tour of the facilities assigned to the Concessioner under the Draft Contract. Each interested Offeror is limited to five persons attending the site visit, and all attendees must be over the age of eighteen. Please register for the site visit before Wednesday, May 29, 2019 by sending an email to Ben_Hanslin@nps.gov.  For further information on this site visit please contact:

Ben Hanslin

Chief of Concessions

Statue of Liberty National Monument & Ellis Island

Phone: (646) 356-2108

Attendance is not required in order to submit a proposal, but the NPS encourages attendance as this will be the ONLY site visit conducted for this business opportunity.

 
Questions in response to this prospectus are due in writing by Thursday, June 13, 2019, by email to Judy Bassett at judy_bassett@nps.gov.  Answers to questions received will be published in FBO.

NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO PROPOSE

If you plan to submit a proposal in response to this solicitation, you must notify Judy Bassett via email (address above) no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on Monday, August 5, 2019.

All offers must be received by the NPS at the address listed on the inside front cover of the prospectus no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 3, 2019, 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 will award the concession contract.