Competitive Concession Stand Opportunities

Date:
December 3, 2024

PORTER, IN - Indiana Dunes National Park is pleased to announce the application period for the two competitively selected Commercial Use Authorizations (CUA) providing snack bar services. The concession stands, strategically positioned at two of the park's most frequented locations, West Beach and Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk, play a crucial role in providing essential amenities to the park's roughly 2 million annual visitors. The competitive selection process emphasizes criteria such as sustainability practices, menu diversity, retail convenience items, and customer service standards.

The Park is seeking applications from interested parties to compete for food, beverage, and retail sales CUAs at either one or both the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk Pavilion and West Beach Bath House, both located in Portage, Indiana. Separate applications must be submitted for each location.

There is a $350.00 nonrefundable fee to process the application(s). There will be a secondary fee of $400 paid by check made payable to the National Park Service and included in the narrative portion of the application package. Once awarded, the CUA will be valid from March 1^st, 2025, through November 30^th, 2026.

Applications will be accepted during a designated 'open season' - beginning December 3, 2024, and ending January 9, 2025. Complete application packages, with payment, must be received no later than January 9, 2025, to be considered. There are no site visits scheduled for this announcement.

The first part of the Competitive CUA Application Package must be completed online in the CUA Portal located here: http://cua.nps.gov. The narrative portion of the application and the $400 check, made payable to the National Park Service, shall be sent to:

National Park Service
Interior Regions 3,4, 5 Office
Attn: Kelly Kager, Commercial Services Management Specialist
601 Riverfront Drive
Omaha, NE 68102

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All questions must be submitted, in writing, to Kelly Kager, Commercial Services Management Specialist, to the address above. Questions must be submitted before close of business on December 27, 2024. For more information about the CUA program, visit the Indiana Dunes National Park CUA website at: https://www.nps.gov/indu/getinvolved/commercial_use_authorization.htm.

The concession stands should feature a menu with a variety of offerings designed to cater to the diverse needs and preferences of park visitors, including locally sourced ingredients (whenever possible) and options suitable for various dietary preferences.

www.nps.gov/indu

Indiana Dunes National Park is one of more than 400 units of the National Park System ranging from Yellowstone to the Statue of Liberty. Located in Northwest Indiana, the park includes 15 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline and 15,000 acres of biodiverse beaches, woods, prairies, and marshes.

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