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Subject: 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
Solicitation Number: CHIS004-27
Notice Type: SOLICIT
NAICS: 713990
Notice Published: 05-18-26
Response Due: 06-25-26

Agency: Department of the Interior
Office: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Contact: Mark Juretschke This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Office Address: SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104
Place of Performance: Ventura, CA 93001


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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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. so you are placed on the mailing list to receive notifications of any future modifications or correspondence.