Solicitation for a Concessions Business Opportunity to Operate Interpretive Tram Tours and Other Services at Shark Valley within Everglades National Park
National Park Service · SER SOUTHEAST REGION(50000)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation CC-EVER004-27 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
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- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
The National Park Service has extended the submission deadline to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 30, 2026. The Inside Cover of the prospectus has been updated to reflect this change and is posted on the Commercial Services website located here: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/concessions/prospectuses.htm. Please note there may be a delay between this Sam.gov posting and updates on the Commercial Services website. __________________________________________________________________________ The National Park Service (NPS) has issued a prospectus for the solicitation of offers for a 10-year conces… (show all)
sion contract to operate interpretive tram tours, bicycle rentals, retail, vending, bicycle and hiker pickup, and paddlecraft shuttle service at Shark Valley within Everglades National Park. All offers must be received by the NPS by the date and time listed on the Inside Front Cover of the prospectus (September 16, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time) 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. Questions and Notification of Intent to Propose must be received by the NPS by the date and time listed on the Inside Front Cover of the prospectus. Directions on who to email this information is provided on the Inside Front Cover of the prospectus. The prospectus may be found at https://www.nps.gov/subjects/concessions/prospectuses.htm. Please be aware there may be a delay in posting the prospectus to this website after publication of this notice. The website also includes information pertaining to the National Park Service Commercial Services program and helpful tips for submitting a competitive offer. Offers must be submitted via the process explained in the Proposal Instructions of the prospectus. Note that only the Offeror�s Transmittal Letter must be mailed. The remaining portion of the offer must be submitted electronically.
Who won similar work
1746 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (National Park Service), any industry: a loose match.
Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOLUTION GUIDANCE CORPORATION | 42 | $616K | Sep 22, 2026 |
| HDR ENGINEERING INC | 36 | $8.0M + 1 shared | Sep 24, 2026 |
| PROJECT SOLUTIONS, INC. | 18 | $5.6M | Aug 25, 2026 |
| OTAK, INC. | 16 | $40.9M + 1 shared | Sep 23, 2026 |
| AMERICAN CLASSIC CONSTRUCTION INC. | 16 | $1.2M | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Strata Architecture Inc. | 14 | $2.4M | Jul 23, 2026 |
| DHM DESIGN CORPORATION | 13 | $9.1M + 1 shared | Sep 24, 2026 |
| The Schemmer Associates Inc. | 12 | $1.0M | Jul 31, 2026 |
| CLASSIC SITE SOLUTIONS INC | 10 | $31.8M | Sep 25, 2026 |
| STANTEC CONSULTING SERVICES INC. | 10 | $4.5M + 1 shared | Sep 17, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.
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- Oct 6, 2026VANTAGE VEHICLE INTERNATIONAL, INC$69K23--CHAM Two 2-Door Lithium Trucks and Accessories
- Oct 5, 2026ARK CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT LLC$695KZ--GATE-REHAB ROOF-BLDG 40
- Sep 28, 2026WATERFLEET, LLC$8.0MV--GRCA SOUTH RIM EMERGENCY WATER HAULING
- Sep 28, 2026M3 INTEGRATED SERVICES, INC.$8.1MY--GOGA CONSTRUCT STINSON LG TOWER & CAFE
- Sep 28, 2026JUSTUS CORPORATION$411KJ--GWMP - BACKUP GENERATOR REPLACEMENT AND PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE
- Sep 26, 2026CLEARFIELD CONSTRUCTION LLC$354KY--BIBE CONSTRUCT ASTRO VIEWING PLATFORM
- Sep 26, 2026PACE COLLABORATIVE, PLLC$5.0M (shared ceiling)C--Multiple Award IDIQ- Professional Fire Protection Engineering and Fire Protection Related Facility Management Services
- Sep 26, 2026PACE COLLABORATIVE, PLLC$47KC--Multiple Award IDIQ- Professional Fire Protection Engineering and Fire Protection Related Facility Management Services
- Sep 25, 2026JACOBS GOVERNMENT SERVICES COMPANY$3.8MC--Nationwide General Architect/Engineering (A/E) Pro
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Natl Park Service (NPS) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Natl Park Service (NPS) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 15 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.