Notice of Presolicitation Site Visit for Concession Opportunity at Voyageurs National Park

The National Park Service, Department of the Interior, Midwest Region, is announcing a pre-solicitation site visit for a comprehensive concession opportunity at Voyageurs National Park. The anticipated solicitation (CC-VOYA002-27) will seek a contractor to provide lodging services including 10 hotel rooms at Kettle Falls Hotel and 10 villa units, food and beverage operations, retail services, guest transportation, marina services, and mechanical boat portage services within the park. The contractor will also be required to offer additional visitor services such as alcoholic beverage sales, fishing guide services, boat rentals, interpretive tours, water taxi services, minor boat repair, and limited houseboat rentals. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for September 29, 2025, with registration required by 4:00 p.m. on September 19, 2025. The full prospectus is expected to be released in early 2026, and evaluation criteria are not specified in this pre-solicitation notice.

This opportunity does not include any set-aside designations and is open to all eligible businesses. Historical financial data indicates annual gross receipts of $875,003 in 2023 and $925,322 in 2024, with corresponding franchise fees of $17,407 and $18,407 respectively. The solicitation will seek a 10-year concession contract beginning January 1, 2027. Site visit participation is limited to 29 registrants who can use the park's boat transportation, though additional parties may attend if they arrange their own water transportation through approved water taxi services. Offerors will be required to compile their own financial projections and make initial investments covering personal property, inventory, working capital, and operating supplies. Only two representatives per business entity will be permitted to attend the site visit.