MODIFICATION
M -- Lodging, Food and Beverage, Retail, Transportation, and Other Services at Mammoth Cave National Park
- Notice Date
- 3/27/2015
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 713990
— All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Interior, National Park Service, NPS - All Offices, 12795 West Alameda Parkway, Post Office Box 25287, Denver, Colorado, 80225-0287
- ZIP Code
- 80225-0287
- Solicitation Number
- CC-MACA002-16
- Point of Contact
- Mark Morgan, Phone: (404) 507-5638
- E-Mail Address
-
Mark_Morgan@nps.gov
(Mark_Morgan@nps.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Park Service (NPS) will issue a prospectus for solicitation of offers for a 10 year concession contract to provide for Lodging, Food and Beverage, Retail, Transportation, and Other Services at the Mammoth Cave Hotel within Mammoth Cave National Park. The Director, pursuant to 36 C.F.R. Part 51, has determined the existing Concessioner is NOT a preferred Offeror for the Contract to be awarded. As an attraction, Mammoth Cave predates all national parks in the United States: historic records report that people first started visiting the cave in 1816, and it became internationally known by the mid-1800s. Congress authorized Mammoth Cave National Park on May 25, 1926. The purpose of Mammoth Cave National Park is to preserve the cave system, including Mammoth Cave, the scenic river valleys of the Green and Nolin rivers, and a section of south central Kentucky for recreational use, particularly the hilly country north of Green River. The Park contains the longest recorded cave system in the world with more than 400 miles explored and mapped. The Park was designated a World Heritage Site on October 27, 1981, and became the core area of an International Biosphere Reserve on September 26, 1990. The Concession Business Opportunity is comprised of Lodging, Food and Beverage, Retail, Transportation, and Other Services: The Concessioner will operate the Mammoth Cave Hotel which includes the Sunset Terrace Lodge, the Historic Cottages, and the Woodland Cottages, a full service dining room and a new fast casual facility, a gift shop located in the Mammoth Cave Hotel offering merchandise and Kentucky-made crafts. Additionally, the Concessioner will operate the Camper Store at the Service Center Complex, which provides grocery, camping supplies, and convenience items. The Concessioner also currently operates eight buses to transport approximately 42 percent of cave tour visitors from the visitor center to various cave entrances. Other required services include vending, kennels, and public shower/laundry services within its facilities. Gross revenues from 2010-2012 have been between $3,814,646 and $3,990,194. A site visit will be held on February 4, 2015 at Mammoth Cave National Park. Please RSVP at least one week in advance if you plan to attend the site visit by contacting Bruce Powell, Deputy Superintendent at (270) 758-2186 or email bruce_powell@nps.gov. The site visit will be an opportunity for all interested parties to get an overview of the concession operation along with a tour of Concession Facilities associated with the Draft Contract. Questions related to the Prospectus must be submitted in writing, via email to Bruce Powell, Deputy Superintendent, Mammoth Cave National Park, at bruce_powell@nps.gov, no later than Thursday, February 12, 2015. All proposals, including that of the existing Concessioner, must be received by the National Park Service, Attn: Mark Morgan, Concessions Management Specialist, Southeast Region, NPS, AFC, 1924 Building, 100 Alabama Street, S.W., Atlanta, GA 30303 no later than 4:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, April 15, 2014, 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 $40.00. To request a copy of the prospectus, send a check for $40.00 payable to the National Park Service to Mark Morgan at the address listed above. This amount includes an administrative charge and 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 $35.00 (checks only). No telephone requests for the prospectus will be honored. If you are planning to submit a proposal and have obtained your prospectus from the website, we recommend that you advise Mark Morgan, at the above address or call (404) 507-5638 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 are on the mailing list will be provided with any additional information specific to the prospectus in writing. The same information will be posted to the above mentioned website. Inquiries can be directed to Mark Morgan at (404) 507-5638 or e-mail at Mark_Morgan@nps.gov. Solicitation Number: CC-MACA002-16 MODIFICATION #7 This modification is to provide further explanation for Modification #6, which extended the solicitation for MACA002-16 an additional 63 days to June 17, 2015. The National Park Service intends to change the term of the contract to 15 years and make other operational improvements to the business opportunity. Once the changes have been finalized, the solicitation may be extended again to provide additional time for offerors to revise their proposals. All offers must now be received by the NPS No Later Than 4:00 p.m. (EDT) on Wednesday June 17, 2015, in order to be evaluated and considered for an award of a concession contract. The National Park Service will issue an additional modification to reflect significant changes to the original solicitation. An additional site visit will be scheduled prior to the end of the new solicitation period and announced in the additional modification. Points of Contact: Bruce Powell, Deputy Superintendent, Mammoth Cave National Park, bruce_powell@nps.gov, (270) 758-2186 or Mark Morgan, Concessions Management Specialist, Southeast Regional Office, mark_morgan@nps.gov, (404) 507-5638 Place of Performance: Mammoth Cave National Park, KY Postal Code: 42259 Country: USA MODIFICATION # 6 to Solicitation MACA002-15, a Concession Business Opportunity for Lodging, Food and Beverage, Retail, Transportation, and Other Services at Mammoth Cave National Park Modification 6 is extending the prospectus solicitation for an additional 63 days. All offers must now be received by the NPS No Later Than 4:00 p.m. (EDT) on Wednesday June 17, 2015, in order to be evaluated and considered for an award of a concession contract. The National Park Service will issue an additional modification to reflect significant changes to the original solicitation. An additional site visit will be scheduled prior to the end of the new solicitation period and announced in the additional modification. Points of Contact: Bruce Powell, Deputy Superintendent, Mammoth Cave National Park, bruce_powell@nps.gov, (270) 758-2186 or Mark Morgan, Concessions Management Specialist, Southeast Regional Office, mark_morgan@nps.gov, (404) 507-5638 MODIFICATION # 5 to Solicitation MACA002-16 a Concession Business Opportunity for Lodging, Food and Beverage, Retail, Transportation, and Other Services at Mammoth Cave National Park Modification 5 encompasses the site visit questions with NPS responses from the February 4, 2015 Mammoth Cave Concessions Contract MACA002-16 site visit. 1) Question: Summary Business Opportunity (SBO) Page 5 - Employee Housing - Please further describe multi-unit housing facility in terms of number of units and capacity of each. Answer: The Dormitory building is 4,832 square feet in size, and a portion of the building houses the laundry. The dormitory section of the building consists of six (6) two-room, one-bath dorm units. The pillow count is estimated to be 12. 2) Question: SBO Page 6 - Investment Analysis-Deferred Maintenance - What are the circumstances that have allowed the maintenance projects to fall so far behind? Answer: The projects have fallen behind because the future of the contract has been uncertain for the past six years. 3) Question: SBO Page 6 - Personal Property - Is there any detail on the personal property that is required to be purchased for $364K (item description, number of units, age, condition, etc.)? Answer: No, this information is not available. This estimate was prepared by a third party Personal Property valuator. Offerors are expected to make their own estimates. 4) Question: SBO Page 10 - Food & Beverage - Are there any agreements with food or beverage suppliers that continue after January 1, 2016? Answer: No, there are no agreements that continue past January 1, 2016. 5) Question: SBO Page 11 - Retail - Is there a requirement that retail operations close during the off peak season? Answer: No, retail operations may continue during the off-peak season. 6) Question: SBO Page 15 - Mammoth Cave National Park Visitation - Is there any market research available that defines visitor demographics? Answer: The Service does not provide market research. All Offerors are responsible for conducting their own due diligence and calculating their own estimates and projections for revenues, costs, and all other purposes related to the Draft Contract. Visitor demographics at Mammoth Cave National Park ("Park") were last assessed in a Visitor Study that was conducted in 2006. A copy of this document is available upon request to Bruce Powell via email at bruce_powell@nps.gov. 7) Question: SBO Page 16 - Retail - When does the NPS contract with Eastern National expire? Answer: Eastern National Parks operates under a cooperative agreement involving many national park areas, not a contract. This multi-park cooperative agreement provides that it will continue indefinitely with the consent of both parties. 8) Question: Exhibit B Page B-24 - Is a liquor license required/available for dining room service? Answer: In 2008, the Kentucky Attorney General rendered an opinion which stated that because of exclusive federal legislative jurisdiction over lands comprising Mammoth Cave National Park, the consumption and sale of alcoholic beverages on Park lands is not regulated by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Accordingly, the new concessioner will not be required to obtain a liquor license from the State of Kentucky for Main Lodge dining room alcoholic beverage service. Instead of a state-issued liquor license, the Service authorizes the concessioner to serve alcohol in the Main Lodge Building. As is mentioned on page B-25 of the operating plan, the Concessioner must comply with Kentucky Revised Statutes which, for example, require server training in alcohol regulations (STAR) class. 9) Question: Exhibit D Page D-8 - Are any of the properties on historical registries, which might require special construction procedures during renovation? Answer: Yes, Refer to Page 6 of the Proposal Package. Also, refer to Exhibit D, pages 8-9, for historical status. Finally, refer to Exhibit F, pages F-6 and F-7, Concessioner Project Procedures and Appendix G- Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties for additional information. 10) Question: What impact would an increase in White Nose disease have on the facility? Would the site be required to close for certain parts of the year or entirely if the threat of White Nose disease became epidemic? Answer: The impact of White-nose syndrome (WNS) on the bat population in the park is dynamic as the disease runs its course. Park operations will likewise continue to evolve as management actions are implemented as a result of changing circumstances. Typically, bat die-off occurs during the second or third winter after WNS is discovered in a cave. Since being discovered in the Park in 2013, WNS has resulted in a die-off of as much as 80% of some bat species (per bat counts conducted in early 2015). Present Park management efforts relate to conducting risk assessments related to human-bat encounters, identifying additional prevention and response activities to minimize human-bat encounters, and developing communication and educational materials for employees and visitors. No cave tour closures have been implemented to date, and it is unlikely that cave tours in the Park would be curtailed in the future. Similarly, no cave tour schedule changes have occurred to date, and it is also unlikely that there would be significant cave tour schedule changes in the future. However, the Park reserves the right to take necessary or appropriate management actions in the event the dynamics of WNS, and their effect on Park operations and visitor safety, require such actions. Notwithstanding this, we believe it is unlikely that significant negative impacts to concession operations due to WNS will occur, yet some management actions, for short periods or time, can't be totally ruled out in light of visitor safety concerns. 11) Question: What are the bus schedules for peak season and off season? Or, how frequently do they run during the peak and off peak seasons? Answer: During peak season, there are 16-18 cave tours offered each day that require bus transportation. During the off-peak season, there are 5-8 cave tours offered each day that require bus transportation. 12) Question: Will the Concessioner pay or be assessed property tax on the real property? Answer: Assigned Government-owned real property and improvements will remain in Federal ownership during the term of the Contract. NPS does not assess property tax on assigned Government-owned real property and improvements. Offerors should note, however, that Kentucky Revised Statute 3.070(2) states that "Kentucky reserves... the right to tax persons, their franchises and properties, on the land [Mammoth Cave National Park] so acquired." Offerors are reminded that under the Contract, the concessioner will be responsible for compliance with all Applicable Laws. Accordingly, offerors should make their own determinations on whether KRS 3.070(2) will apply as to the concessioner under the Contract. The NPS estimate of the franchise fee is based upon the concessioner paying the appropriate amount of property tax based on historic tax payments. 13) Question: What is the location of the facility where the lodging laundry is cleaned? Answer: The laundry room is located in a portion of the Dormitory building, southeast of the Sunset MODIFICATION #4 to Solicitation MACA002-16 A Concession Business Opportunity for Lodging, Food and Beverage, Retail, Transportation, and Other Services at Mammoth Cave National Park. The Prospectus posted on the NPS Commercial Services webpage did not contain the Proposal Instructions or the Proposal Package in Word version. These documents have been added and are located at the following link: http://www.concessions.nps.gov/maca002-16.htm. MODIFICATION #3 to Solicitation MACA002-16, a Concession Business Opportunity for Lodging, Food and Beverage, Retail, Transportation, and Other Services at Mammoth Cave National Park The Draft Contract has been updated. In Section 9(d)(4) the completion date of the CFIP project has been changed to December 30, 2016. In Section 8(e)(4)(iii) The words main Mammoth Cave Hotel building is changed to Main Lodge Building for consistency and clarity. For the same reason, in Section A(1) the words main Hotel building is changed to Main Lodge Building. Contracting Office Address: 12795 West Alameda Parkway Post Office Box 25287 Denver, Colorado 80225-0287 Place of Performance: Mammoth Cave National Park Mammoth Cave Parkway Mammoth Cave, Kentucky 42259 United States Primary Point of Contact.: Mark Morgan, Concessions Management Specialist Mark_Morgan@nps.gov Phone: (404) 507-5638 The revised Draft Contract is available on the NPS Commercial Services website at http://www.concessions.nps.gov/maca002-16.htm. MODIFICATION #2- An error found in the Draft Contract has been corrected. Page 1, IDENTIFICATION OF THE PARTIES The corrected version has deleted all references to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Concessioners do not need to be incorporated in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The revised draft contract is available on the NPS Commercial Services website at http://www.concessions.nps.gov/maca002-16.htm Additionally, the site visit is scheduled for Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at 1:00 PM. All participants are asked to meet in the hotel lobby and be ready to start no later than 1:00 PM. Please remember to RSVP with Deputy Superintendent Bruce Powell at least one week in advance. Bruce Powell, Deputy Superintendent Phone: 270-758-2186 Email: bruce_powell@nps.gov
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Mammoth Cave National Park, Mammoth Cave Parkway, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, 42259, United States
- Zip Code: 42259
- Zip Code: 42259
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