Padre Island National Seashore (Windsurfing Instruction and Equipment Rental)

SOLICITATION FOR A CONCESSION BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE WINDSURFING INSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT RENTALS WITHIN PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE

The National Park Service (NPS) provides notice of the release of a Prospectus to solicit proposals for the award of one (1) Concession Contract (No. CC-PAIS002-26) to provide windsurfing instruction and equipment rentals within Padre Island National Seashore (Park). The effective date of the next Concession Contract is expected to be January 1, 2026.

The Prospectus explains the business opportunity and the terms and conditions under which the NPS will award the Concession Contract.

Offerors' Site Visit
The NPS will not host a site visit in association with this solicitation. Interested offerors are encouraged to visit Padre Island National Seashore to familiarize themselves with the location of the concessioner’s land assignment.

Questions Due
If you do not understand something in this Prospectus, you must submit your questions or comments to Jennifer Parker, Commercial Services Program Lead, via email at Jennifer_Parker@nps.gov no later than 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time on April 30, 2025. The questions must be in a format that allows the NPS to copy them to Microsoft Word.

Notice of Intent to Propose
If you plan to submit a proposal in response to this solicitation, you must notify Jennifer Parker, Commercial Services Program Lead, via email at Jennifer_Parker@nps.gov no later than 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time on June 18, 2025. The NPS will not accept proposals from entities that do not provide notice on or before that date.

Submission of an Electronic Proposal
In order to be evaluated and considered for award of a Concession Contract, the Electronic Proposal must be received by the Commercial Services Program Lead, Interior Regions 6, 7, & 8, National Park Service by 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time on July 9, 2025. After the Notice of Intent to Propose deadline and prior to the electronic proposal submission deadline, you will receive a welcome email message from the NPS’s Microsoft Teams platform at the email address you provided when you notified the Service of your intent to submit a proposal. You must accept the invitation before you can access the Teams site to upload your proposal. The NPS will not accept proposals submitted in hardcopy or via another electronic platform, including email. See Prospectus Part II Proposal Instructions for details on submitting an Electronic Proposal.

Contact List
To be put on a contact list to receive amendments or any additional information specific to the Prospectus, interested parties must provide their contact information (name, email address, and phone number) to Jennifer Parker via email at Jennifer_Parker@nps.gov. The contact list already includes the Existing Concessioner.