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CONCESSION BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY for Convenience and Campground Store, Snack Bar, Bicycle Rental, Vending, Battery and Device Charging, and Limited Souvenir Sales Services at Cades Cove Campground Store in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The National Park Service (NPS) will issue a prospectus for solicitation of offers for a 7 year concession contract to provide convenience and campground store, snack bar, bicycle rental, vending, battery and device charging, and limited souvenir sales services at Cades Cove Campground Store within Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Cades Cove Campground Store is located adjacent to the Cades Cove Campground and near the entrance to the Cades Cove Loop Road. Cades Cove Campground Store is located approximately 9 miles from Townsend, Tennessee. Gross revenues over the past five years have been from $633,450 - $740,545 annually. The Director, pursuant to 36 CFR 51 has determined that this is not a qualified contract with regard to preference for a Preferred Offeror, and therefore, no Preferred Offeror for this contract exists. This solicitation for commercial services is fully competitive. Any offer, including that of the existing concessioner, must be received by the NPS at the address listed in the prospectus no later than 4:00 p.m. on October 19, 2007 in order to be evaluated and considered for an award of a concession contract. The prospectus describes the business opportunity and includes the terms and conditions under which the NPS will award the concession contract. The prospectus is available on the NPS website at http://www.concessions.nps.gov/Prospectus.cfm, or you can receive a hard copy for $50.00. To request a copy of the prospectus, send a check for $50.00 payable to the National Park Service to Mark Morgan at the address listed below. This amount includes an administrative charge of $45.00 to recoup the printing cost plus a $5.00 Fed Ex shipping fee for each prospectus. Please include a physical address (no post office box) and telephone number. You may also pick up a printed copy at the Superintendent’s Office at Park Headquarters for $45.00 (checks only). If you are planning to submit a proposal and have obtained your prospectus from the website, we recommend that you advise Mark Morgan, Concessions Management Specialist, Southeast Region, NPS, AFC, 1924 Building, 100 Alabama Street, S.W., Atlanta, GA 30303 at (404) 562-3108 ext. 740 or e-mail at Mark_Morgan@nps.gov of your interest so your contact information can be placed on a mailing list to receive future responses to questions or amendments to the prospectus. Those receiving a hard copy or who have been placed on the mailing list will be provided with any additional information specific to the prospectus in writing. The same information will also be posted to the above mentioned website. Inquiries can be directed to Mark Morgan at (404) 562-3108 ext. 740 or e-mail at Mark_Morgan@nps.gov. No telephone requests for the prospectus will be honored. 23e*cc
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