Quick Links Are you interested in reserving the Portage Lakefront Pavilion Classroom for a special event? Follow this link for more information.
Are you looking for a new and unique way to experience the park? Authorized vendors can help make that dream a reality. Click here for a list of all vendors authorized to operate in the park.
Are you interested in becoming an authorized commerical vendor? Click here to learn more.
NPS Photo Collection Commercial Use AuthorizationsA Commerical Use Authorization (CUA) is a business permit with the National Park Service (NPS) that authorizes an individual, group, company, or other for-profit entity to conduct commercial activities within the national park. These activities provide specific visitor services within a national park area and must:
A CUA is required if you, as an individual, organization, or company, provide any goods, activities, services, agreements, or other functions for members, clients, or the public that:
Other Business Opportunities at Indiana Dunes National ParkWith roughly 5 million visitors in 2021 alone, the opportunities to provide appropriate business services for visitors within the Indiana Dunes National Park has grown exponentially. From outdoor photography workshops, which help visitors learn how to take amazing scenic photographs to yoga sessions on the beach, calming and relaxing park goers to the sounds of waves lapping the shores. From guided hikes which connect visitors to the story of the park to overnight camping trips beneath the stars. To food trucks, vending machines, and concession stands which provide tasty treats and retail sales to park visitors. The Indiana Dunes National Park is open for businesses. The National Park Service (NPS) provides for leasing of historic as well as non-historic properties in park areas. A lease authorizes activity not permitted by a concessions contract or commercial use authorization. All leases must provide for fair market value rent as determined by an appraisal. Leasing revenue can be used to fund: historic preservation projects; capital improvements of the historic properties; park infrastructure; and maintenance backlog. Leasing/concession management/CUA management are part of the NPS Commercial Services Program.
Construction: Road work (milling, paving), small building construction (computer cabling), alarm installation, fire suppression, site remediation, asbestos removal, and underground tank removals. Services: Surveying, custodial service, sanitary and solid waste disposal, copier maintenance, alarm maintenance, radio system repair and maintenance, computer repair, demolition, and tree trimming and removal. Supplies & Materials: Computers, paper products, office supplies, office furniture, office equipment Government Property Regulations require that equipment, vehicles, and miscellaneous property no longer required by a federal operation be made available to:
If the property has no commercial value, or the estimated cost of its continued care and handling would exceed the estimated proceeds from its sale, it may be disposed of by abandonment, destruction, or donated to public bodies. In accordance with Executive Order 12999, federal agencies will give special consideration for computer donations to schools and educational nonprofit organizations in federal empowerment zones and enterprise communities. For schools and educational nonprofits, the Computers for Learning website at computersforlearning.gov will provide one universal form to easily register to request excess and surplus federal computer equipment.The national park routinely has the following type of items available at no cost to state and local units of government and non-profit and not-for-profit organizations: furniture, computers, monitors, and chairs. For further information e-mail the park. Vehicles (cars, pick-ups, panel vans, suburban, etc) and motorized equipment (tractors, road graders, riding mowers, etc.) are available through the General Services Administration (GSA) auction program. Additional information is available at the GSA website, www.GSAauctions.gov Latest Business News at Indiana Dunes National Park |
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Last updated: April 10, 2024