CC-FIIS003-23 Concession Prospectus for the Operation of Passenger Ferry Service between the South Shore of Long Island and Sailors Haven Marina within Fire Island National Seashore.

The National Park Service (NPS) is issuing a concessions prospectus on Thursday, July 7 2022, for a 10-year concession contract for the operation of passenger ferry service between the South Shore of Long Island and Sailors Haven Marina within Fire Island National Seashore.  The new contract is expected to be effective January 1, 2023.

The Regional Director has determined, under 36 CFR § 51.36, that no right of preference applies to this prospectus solicitation and that it is fully competitive.

Fire Island National Seashore, located off the south shore of Long Island, New York, occupies approximately 26 miles of the 32-mile long barrier island. The national seashore’s western boundary is adjacent to Robert Moses State Park. From there, the national seashore extends east to Moriches Inlet. The national seashore also includes the waters surrounding the seashore to distances of 1,000 feet into the Atlantic Ocean and up to 4,000 feet north into Great South Bay.

The national seashore is located within 60 miles of nearly 21 million people in the greater New York metropolitan area (Exhibit 5). Most visitors reach the national seashore by taking a private car or the Long Island Railroad to Patchogue, Sayville, or Bay Shore, where they board a ferry to cross the bay. Visitors can also reach the national seashore by private boat and docking at the concession-operated marinas at Watch Hill or Sailors Haven.

Many sites within Fire Island National Seashore are only accessible by private boat or public ferry. From May to October, visitors can take one of two authorized concessioner ferries to travel to Watch Hill or Sailors Haven.

Sailors Haven is home to one of the best-known areas of Fire Island National Seashore—the Sunken Forest. Located near the center of the island, across the Great South Bay from Sayville, Sailors Haven is accessible by ferry, private boat, and foot. In addition to a one and a half mile long boardwalk trail through the Sunken Forest, Sailors Haven offers a visitor center; snack bar; gift shop; picnic tables and grills; lifeguarded beach in summer; a 45-slip public marina with electricity, water and a free boat pump-out station; and restrooms and showers.

The prospectus is available on the NPS website at: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/concessions/prospectuses.htm. Hard copy prospectuses are not available.

The Service will not host a site visit for this opportunity.

Questions in response to this prospectus are due in writing by 4:00pm Eastern Time on July 21, 2022, by email to NER_Concessions@nps.gov. Answers to questions received will be published under this Contract Opportunity on  https://sam.gov/.

An intent to submit an electronic proposal is due in writing by 4:00pm Eastern Time on August 12, 2022, by email to NER_Concessions@nps.gov.

Proposals must be submitted electronically to the National Park Service. All proposals are due by 4:00pm Eastern Time on August 25, 2022 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. Instructions for electronic submissions of a proposal are provided in the Proposal Instructions document of the prospectus.

Offerors must send original hardcopy of the “Offeror Transmittal Letter” to the address listed on the Inside Cover by September 1, 2022. The original hardcopy of the “Offeror Transmittal Letter” may not be dropped off in person, or by messenger or courier. The Service will only accept tracked delivery by USPS, UPS, or FedEx. 

Questions, intents to submit an electronic proposal, proposals and Offeror Transmittal Letters must be received by the National Park Service no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time of the due date listed above and on the inside cover of the prospectus.  

Amendment #1

This amendment updates the Business Opportunity and Draft Contract documents in this prospectus. Please reference the most recent prospectus documents available on the NPS website at: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/concessions/fiis003-23.htm

Amendment #2

This amendment updates the 1) Proposal Package (Offeror Transmittal Letter, PSF4); and 2) Exhibit A Non Discrimination (Section 1(a)) documents in this prospectus. Please reference the most recent prospectus documents available on the NPS website at: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/concessions/fiis003-23.htm

Amendment #3 

This amendment updates the 1) Exhibit B Operating Plan (Customer Comments Section 19(A)(1), Organized Labor Activity Section 16(G)(1); and Other Reporting Sections 21(C) (1&2)) and, 2) submission deadline for the Intent to submit a proposal (now August 26, 2022) and the final Proposal submission (now September 12, 2022). Please reference the most recent prospectus documents available on the NPS website at: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/concessions/fiis003-23.htm