NIGP 96387: Tours, All Types

NIGP 96387 Tours, All Types is an Item code covering recreational and commercial tour operator services and permits that state and local governments procure to manage public access to natural and recreational areas. Under this code, state and local agencies solicit permits, licenses, and operational contracts for charter boat operators, guided excursion services, and similar commercial tour activities conducted on publicly managed waterways and parks. The issuing bodies running these programs span county parks and recreation departments managing waterfront assets and public access.

Sarasota County posted IFB 262874FB on July 17, 2026, soliciting commercial water-based charter boat and tour operator permits with bids due August 18, 2026. The County will award 60 permits total (30 North County, 30 South County) across five designated park locations—Nora Patterson Bay Island Park, Turtle Beach Park, Indian Mound Park, Marina Park and Boat Ramp in Venice, and Nokomis Beach Public Boat Ramp—to the highest annual bid price, with a maximum of two permits per company per zone and a minimum annual permit fee of $1,200 per permit. Applicants must document two years of commercial water-based charter fishing or guided excursion tour experience within the past five years, hold current State of Florida vessel registration, valid USCG Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessel license, and provide substantial insurance coverage including $1,000,000 commercial general liability per occurrence and $1,000,000 marine liability per occurrence. The initial contract term runs one year with four optional one-year renewals, and permit holders must submit monthly reports documenting tour numbers, customer counts, and location data.