The National Park Service (NPS) is issuing a concessions prospectus on Monday, April 4, 2022, for a 10-year concession contract to provide general retail merchandise sales within Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine. The new contract is expected to be effective January 1, 2023. The Regional Director has determined, under 36 CFR § 51.36, that no Preferred Offeror exists for this Draft Contract. This solicitation for commercial services is fully competitive. Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine (the Fort) is in the peninsular neighborhood of Locust Point in Baltimore, Maryland. The Fort also serves as a key site along the 290-mile Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail. Locust Point is also home to the Baltimore Museum of Industry and Latrobe Park. The Fort is three miles southeast of downtown Baltimore and the Inner Harbor and just off Interstate 95. The trip takes approximately 20 minutes by passenger vehicle and 45 minutes on public transportation. The Fort is withing driving distance of three area airports: (1) Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, (2) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, and (3) Washington Dulles International Airport. Over 2.7 million people live in the greater Baltimore metropolitan area (Exhibit 5).8 And as of 2019, 27 million tourists visit Baltimore each year.9 Most visitors reach the Fort by private passenger vehicles, tour buses, or by ferry, when available. Free parking is available at the Fort. Visitors can also reach the Fort by public transportation, including the Charm City Circulator (Banner Route) and MTA bus service. Visitors also use bicycles, taxis, rideshares, or other livery services to reach the Fort. The prospectus is available on the NPS website at: ht tps://www.nps.gov/subjects/concessions/prospectuses.htm. Hard copy prospectuses are not available. The NPS will lead a site visit on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Attendance is not required in order to submit a proposal. Each party intending to attend the scheduled site visit must send an email message to Andrew Gertge (
[email protected] ), Senior Concessions Specialist, no later than 4:00 p.m. (Central Time) Tuesday, April 12, 2022, to reserve a spot for the site visit. The email must provide the following information: Name Name of the organization you are representing Primary contact for the organization Names of the other site visit attendees for your organization The NPS will provide further information and additional directions by return email message to the organization's identified primary contact. Questions in response to this prospectus are due in writing by 4:00pm Eastern Time on May 3, 2022, by email to
[email protected]. Answers to questions received will be published under this Contract Opportunity on https://sam.gov/. An intent to submit an electronic proposal is due in writing by 4:00pm Eastern Time on June 7, 2022 , by email to
[email protected]. Proposals must be submitted electronically to the National Park Service . All proposals are due by 4:00pm Eastern Time on July 5, 2022, 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. Instructions for electronic submissions of a proposal are provided in the Proposal Instructions document of the prospectus. Questions, intent to submit an electronic proposal and proposals must be received by the National Park Service no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time of the due date listed above and on the inside cover of the prospectus. Place of Contract Performance: Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine 21230 United States AMENDMENT # 1 This amendment updates the prospectus in two locations: 1) Exhibit B (Nondiscrimination) of this prospectus is amended to comply with Executive Order 13706 of September 30, 2016. Specifically, paragraph 9 of section 1(a) of Exhibit B: “The Concessioner must comply with all provisions of Executive Order 13706 of September 30, 2016, (Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors) and its implementing regulations, including the applicable contract clause, codified at 29 C.F.R. pt. 13, all of which are incorporated by reference into this Contract as if fully set forth in this Contract.” For reference: eCFR :: 29 CFR Part 13 -- Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors 2) Exhibit A (Operating Plan) of this prospectus is amended as follows to comply with the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) from the Secretary of Labor: Specifically, Section F of Exhibit A: “Organized Labor Activity "The Concessioner is required to comply fully with the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 151–169, and the applicable rules, regulations, and orders of the Secretary of Labor. The NLRA prohibits employers from interfering with, restraining, or coercing employees in the exercise of their rights relating to organizing, forming, joining, or assisting a labor organization for collective bargaining purposes; working together to improve terms and conditions of employment; or refraining from any such activity. Similarly, labor organizations may not restrain or coerce employees in the exercise of these rights." AMENDMENT #2 This amendment updates three prospectus documents: 02-Draft CC-FOMC001-23 Prospectus Inside Cover 5.12.pdf Due date for Offerors Transmittal Letter Mailing address for hard copy of Offeror's Transmittal letter 05 CC-FOMC001-23 Proposal Instructions 5.12.pdf Clarified instructions on transmittal letter Clarified language on proposal submission protocol to include Teams information 06-CC-FOMC001-23 Proposal Package 5.12.pdf Added page limits to PSF1, PSF2, SSF1 Updated prospectus are available on the NPS website at: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/concessions/prospectuses.htm. Hard copy prospectuses are not available. AMENDMENT #3 This amendment updates two submission due dates on the Inside Cover of the prospectus. Because the responses to offeror submitted questions have not yet posted online, the due date for Proposal Packages and Offeror Transmittal Letters has been extended to allow appropriate time to review the responses. Proposal Packages are now due July 5, 2022 and Offeror Transmittal Letters are due July 15, 2022. This updated information is also listed in the Prospectus Inside Cover located at https://www.nps.gov/subjects/concessions/prospectuses.htm. The responses to offeror summited questions will be available shortly. AMENDMENT #4 This amendment updates the prospectus with two additional documents: Service Responses to Offeror Questions Exhibit H, Licensed Marks The above documents are available on the NPS website at: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/concessions/prospectuses.htm.