Amendment No. 1 to Solicitation of a Concession Business Opportunity to Operate Guided Horseback Rides, Horse Boarding, and Horse Camp Services within Point Reyes National Seashore
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- PORE002-26
- Agency
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National Park Service
Department of the Interior
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 713990 All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries
- PSC
- M1FB Operation Of Recreational Buildings
- Place of performance
- Olema, California 94950, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Park Service is soliciting proposals for a ten-year concession contract to operate guided horseback rides, horse boarding, and horse camp services at Point Reyes National Seashore. The agency is seeking an experienced operator to manage Five Brooks Stables and Five Brooks Horse Camp beginning in December 2026. Key contract requirements include compliance with Personal Property Improvement Requirements (PPIR) for employee housing trailers, as detailed in Amendment No. 1 to the solicitation released on December 1, 2025. While the notice does not explicitly detail evaluation criteria, proposals must be submitted electronically and must address the operational requirements outlined in the prospectus, including the updated sections referencing the PPIR. Critical deadlines include a Notice of Intent to Propose due by January 27, 2026, and electronic proposal submissions due by February 26, 2026, both at 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time.
This opportunity carries no set-aside designations and is open to all qualified bidders. The estimated investment required is $346,000, with projected first-year revenue ranging between $304,000 and $336,000. The concessioner will be required to pay a percentage franchise fee to the government as part of the contract terms. The operation is located at 8001 Shoreline Highway 1, Olema, California 94950, approximately 34 miles from San Francisco within Point Reyes National Seashore, which anticipates approximately 2.4 million annual visitors. A non-mandatory site visit was scheduled for December 10, 2025, to allow interested entities to tour the facilities and understand the scope of operations, with attendance limited to five representatives per entity.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
The National Park Service ("NPS") issued Amendment No. 1 to the business opportunity soliciting proposals to award a new ten (10) year concession contract to operate guided horseback rides, horse boarding, and horse camp services within Point Reyes National Seashore.
Amendment No. 1 updates the Business Opportunity, Draft Contract, and Exhibit A: Operating Plan for incorporation of the Personal Property Improvement Requirements (PPIR) for employee housing trailers. The specific sections updated in each document are as follows:
- Business Opportunity. Addition of the "Personal Property Improvement Requirement" section (pg. 11).
- Draft Contract. Inclusion of Section 8(e)(3): Personal Property Improvement Requirement (PPIR) (pg. 11).
- Exhibit A: Operating Plan. Rewording of section 5.D.1 (pg. A-16) referencing the Draft Contract, Section 8(e)(3).
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 January 27, 2026.
The NPS is ONLY accepting electronic proposals in response to this prospectus. Any proposal must be received electronically, no later than 12:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on February 26, 2026, in the format outlined in the Proposal Instructions, to be evaluated for award of the new concession contract.
The prospectus is available on the NPS Commercial Services website (link provided below). If you choose to retrieve a copy of the prospectus, please notify Mark Juretschke at mark_juretschke@nps.gov so you are placed on the mailing list to receive notifications of any future modifications or correspondence.
Update #1 ·
The National Park Service ("NPS") released on December 1, 2025, a business opportunity soliciting proposals to award a new ten (10) year concession contract to operate guided horseback rides, horse boarding, and horse camp services within Point Reyes National Seashore.
The NPS will host a site visit for entities interested in bidding on the opportunity on December 10, 2025. The site visit provides interested entities with an overview of the concession operation and a tour of the Concession Facilities (land and real property improvements assigned to the concessioner under the Draft Contract).
Site Visit Registration: Registration is required to attend the site visit. To register, contact Maria Goodfellow, Business Management Analyst, Point Reyes National Seashore at maria_goodfellow@nps.gov, along with a courtesy copy to Mark Juretschke, Financial Analyst, National Park Service, Interior Regions 8, 9, 10, and 12, at mark_juretschke@nps.gov, no later than 12:00 pm (Pacific Time) on December 8, 2025. You must provide your name, contact information, the name of the entity interested in submitting a proposal that you represent, the primary contact for the entity, and the number and names of people in your party. Due to space constraints, the NPS limits the number of site visit attendees to a total of five (5) people per interested entity.
Site visit participants are responsible for obtaining their lodging, meals, and transportation to the Concession Facilities. The operation is located at 8001 Shoreline Hwy 1, Olema, CA 94950. Attendance at the site visit is encouraged, but not required, to submit a proposal.
The NPS will not answer questions about this prospectus or business opportunity during registration or the site visit. Interested entities must submit questions in writing after the release of the prospectus to the contact person and by the deadline that will be provided in the prospectus. Interested entities are asked not to interfere with concessioner operations during the site visit and not to film, record or photograph concessioner employees or concessioner operations.
Questions regarding the prospectus must be received, in writing, no later than 12:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on December 18, 2025. Email your questions to Mark Juretschke, Financial Analyst, at mark_juretschke@nps.gov.
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 January 27, 2026.
The NPS is ONLY accepting electronic proposals in response to this prospectus. Any proposal must be received electronically, no later than 12:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on February 26, 2026, in the format outlined in the Proposal Instructions, to be evaluated for award of the new concession contract.
The prospectus is available on the NPS Commercial Services website (link provided below). If you choose to retrieve a copy of the prospectus, please notify Mark Juretschke at mark_juretschke@nps.gov so you are placed on the mailing list to receive notifications of any future modifications or correspondence.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| PORE002 Soliciation Information.pdf |
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