BPA Call 140P6423A0003-140P6426F0003

Miller Boat Line, Inc., a small business based in Put-In-Bay, Ohio, received a $2,900 fixed-price award-fee contract call issued on March 1, 2026, for ferry service operations from March through May 2026. This contract call is issued under a blanket purchase agreement vehicle with the National Park Service Midwest Region, which holds a total ceiling value of $125,000. The contract is designated as a total small business set-aside and supports the agency's mission to provide reliable visitor access to Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, a national monument located on South Bass Island in Lake Erie. Miller Boat Line is the sole provider of ferry transportation services capable of serving this island location and operates under the doing-business-as name Island View Gifts.

The National Park Service established the underlying BPA with Miller Boat Line effective September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2028, with a special notice solicitation recognizing the vendor's unique position as the sole transportation provider for the site. The call order structure follows a consistent seasonal pattern aligned with visitor demand, with this March-May award representing one of several recurring three-month call orders issued throughout each fiscal year. As of December 2025, Miller Boat Line had received approximately $25,586 in cumulative call order awards against the BPA ceiling, demonstrating the National Park Service's reliance on this vendor to maintain continuous ferry service operations essential to public access and agency stewardship responsibilities.