Soliciation for Commercial Use Authorization to Provide Vending Services, Food and Beverage Items, Jewel Cave National Monument

The National Park Service (NPS) intends to issue a two-year Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) for vending services, food and beverage items only, at Jewel Cave National Monument. Jewel Cave National Monument receives approximately 125,000 to 150,000 visitors annually. The vending services provide beverages and snacks for visitors exploring the wonders of the park, awaiting their tour of the cave, and enjoying the sights and sounds of the Jewel Cave area. The Service will approve one (1) two-year CUA. The vending service provider must provide no less than three (3) vending machines that provide beverages and non-perishable snacks at a Service-assigned location near the Jewel Cave Visitor Center. The Service will approve the type and location of the vending machines. Vending machines must be working and available for public use during the Visitor Center's hours of operation. The Service must review and approve all rates charged by the vending service provider annually. Vending services must comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules, and regulations, including but not limited to the Food and Drug Administration Requirements for Vending Machines, as well as all requirements for operating the business in Custer County, South Dakota. To request an application package, please contact Chief Ranger Nancy Martinz at nancy_martinz@nps.gov or by phone at 605-673-8342. In addition to completing the application forms, all questions on Attachment D of the application package must be answered in order to compete for the Jewel Cave National Monument Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) for Vending Services of food and beverage items. All responses will be reviewed and compared to determine who can best provide the service to visitors, while also protecting park resources. Information contained in the winning applicant's responses may, at the Superintendent's discretion, be incorporated into the terms of the CUA. Additional pages may be added, as necessary, to complete your responses. It should be noted, for the authorization of the operation of vending facilities on Federal Property, priority will be given to blind persons licensed by a State agency as provided for in 43 CFR, Part 13, and NPS Management Policies, Chapter VIII, Vending Machines, the Randolph-Sheppard Act. A two-year CUA will be issued for 2019 and 2020. A complete application package, including responses to Attachment D, must be submitted no later than 4:30 Mountain Time on January 8, 2019, to: Chief Ranger Nancy Martinz Jewel Cave National Monument 11149 U.S. Hwy. 16, Bldg. B12 Custer, SD 57730