Fire Island National Seashore News Release National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Release Date: September 26, 2016 Contact: Martin Tjiattas,
[email protected], 215-597-6107 PATCHOGUE, NY. The National Park Service will offer a site visit on Thursday, October 6, 2016 for facilities included in an upcoming concession opportunity for Fire Island National Seashore at its Watch Hill and Sailors Haven locations. The concession operation includes marinas, food and beverage service, and retail sales at Watch Hill and Sailors Haven, and campground services at Watch Hill. The Watch Hill Marina has 144 night moorings plus an additional 29 day moorings; the marina at Sailors Haven has 44 night moorings. The food and beverage service at Watch Hill includes a restaurant with indoor seating (with potential for 100+ seats) and space for outdoor service. All concession services are open to the public. The proposed Concession Contract will be for a term of ten years and is anticipated to begin in 2018.The current contract averaged just over $1 million gross receipts per year for 2013 through 2015, the last year for which complete data is available. The Service expects to release the prospectus for the new concession contract in 2016. The site visit precedes the prospectus release in order to allow interested parties to see the locations during the operating season. The prospectus will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website (www.fbo.gov) and on the NPS Commercial Services website (https://concessions.nps.gov) when it is released. Watch Hill and Sailors Haven are located within Fire Island National Seashore approximately 6 miles across the bay from Patchogue and Sayville, NY, respectively. There are no paved roads on Fire Island connecting Watch Hill and Sailors Haven to each other. Watch Hill and Sailors Haven can be reached via ferry (Davis Ferry Company for Watch Hill; Sayville Ferry Company for Sailors Haven), private boat, water taxi or by walking from nearby communities on Fire Island. The ferry terminals are accessible from the Long Island Railway as well as by car. If you are interested in attending this site visit, contact Concession Specialist, Martin Tjiattas, via email at
[email protected] by 4:00 pm on Tuesday, October 4, 2016, with the names and contact information for those planning to attend. The Service will then provide you with the time and other information for participating. Participants are responsible for travel costs to the meeting place, and may also be responsible for transportation costs to Fire Island and back, such as purchasing ferry tickets. An alternate date of October 7 is scheduled in case inclement weather prohibits the site visit from occurring on October 6. Depending upon the level of response, the Service may limit the number of participants per organization. For information about Fire Island National Seashore, visit the park's website, www.nps.gov/fiis or follow the park on www.facebook.com/FireIslandNS and www.twitter.com/FireIslandNPS.