R--Crown Tour Passes to Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island

This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, to Statue Cruises, LLC, 1 Audrey Zapp Drive, Jersey City, NJ 07305-4133 for tour pass reservations, sales and issuance services for the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island in support of National Park Service visitor services. The proposed contractor is the only known source capable of meeting the Government's requirements due to the management objective of the Park that crown passes be integrated with ferry sales. The proposed contractor is the only source authorized to sell ferry tickets, and no other party can integrate the reservation, sales and issuance of crown tour passes with the concessioner's proprietary system. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. Submit written responses to [email protected] prior to the closing date and time of this announcement. The capability statement shall be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. The Government will make that determination based upon the responses received to this notice.