Pre-solicitationPosted Sep 3, 2026·Responses due Oct 22, 2026

Amendment 1: Solicitation for Concession Opportunity for Lodging, Food and Beverage, Retail, Marina Services, and Mechanical Boat Portage within Voyageurs National Park

National Park Service · MWR MIDWEST REGION(60000)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
713990
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
CC-VOYA002-27
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
M1FB
Place
International Falls, MN, USA
Contact
Tracy Simmons (tracy_simmons@nps.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation CC-VOYA002-27 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 20, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 3, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
  • Oct 13, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 16, 2026 to Dec 7, 2026, middle of the range Oct 19, 2026.
Measured from 587 past early notices at National Park Service that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jul 20, 2026).
Responses are due Oct 22, 2026, so an award before then is unlikely; past cases include short solicitations.

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

The National Park Service (NPS) amends this solicitation and provides responses to timely submitted questions. In addition, the NPS amends Exhibit H: Maintenance Plan of the Draft Contract. There are no changes to due dates. Amendment 1 will be available at https://www.nps.gov/subjects/concessions/prospectuses.htm. The questions, responses and the updated Exhibit H: Maintenance Plan are also attached to this Sam.gov notice. Please be aware there may be a delay in publishing the amendment documents after publication of this notice. On July 20, 2026, the National Park Service (NPS) will release … (show all)

a business opportunity soliciting proposals to award a ten (10) year concession contract to provide required services of lodging, food and beverage, retail, marina services, and mechanical boat portage within Voyageurs National Park. The Prospectus will be available at https://concessions.nps.gov/subjects/concessions/prospectuses.htm Please be aware there may be a delay in publishing the solicitation documents after the publication of this notice. To be put on a contact list to receive amendments or any additional information specific to the Prospectus, interested parties must provide their contact information (name, email address, and phone number) to the Service via email at tracy_simmons@nps.gov. The website also includes documents with tips for submitting a competitive proposal. This information can be found under �Guidance on Doing Business with Us� at https://www.nps.gov/subjects/concessions/prospectuses.htm Questions regarding the prospectus must be received, in writing, no later than 4:00 p.m. (Central Time) on August 12, 2026. Email your questions to Tracy Simmons, Commercial Services Chief, at tracy_simmons@nps.gov Any interested party intending to submit a proposal must submit a �Notice of Intent to Propose� as described in the Proposal Instructions to Tracy Simmons at tracy_simmons@nps.gov, no later than 4:00 p.m. (Central Time) on September 16, 2026. The NPS is ONLY accepting electronic proposals in response to this prospectus. Any proposal must be received electronically, no later than 4:00 p.m. (Central Time) on October 15, 2026, in the format outlined in the Proposal Instructions, to be evaluated for award of the new concession contract. Prior to the electronic submission deadline, you will receive a welcome email message from the Service�s Microsoft Teams platform at the email address you provide when you notify the Service of your intent to submit a proposal. You must accept the invitation before you can access the Teams site to upload your proposal. The Service will not accept proposals submitted in hardcopy or via another electronic platform, including email. See Prospectus Part II Proposal Instructions for details on submitting an Electronic Proposal. A hardcopy of the Offeror�s Transmittal Letter, with original signature, must be received by the National Park Service no later than 4:00 p.m. (Central Time) on October 22, 2026, as outlined in the Proposal Instructions of the Prospectus, at: National Park Service, Interior Regions 3, 4, 5, 601 Riverfront Drive, Omaha, Nebraska 68102, Attention: Tracy Simmons, Commercial Services Chief

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.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
SOLUTION GUIDANCE CORPORATION42$616KSep 22, 2026
HDR ENGINEERING INC36$8.0M + 1 sharedSep 24, 2026
PROJECT SOLUTIONS, INC.18$5.6MAug 25, 2026
OTAK, INC.16$40.9M + 1 sharedSep 23, 2026
AMERICAN CLASSIC CONSTRUCTION INC.16$1.2MSep 22, 2026
Strata Architecture Inc.14$2.4MJul 23, 2026
DHM DESIGN CORPORATION13$9.1M + 1 sharedSep 24, 2026
The Schemmer Associates Inc.12$1.0MJul 31, 2026
CLASSIC SITE SOLUTIONS INC10$31.8MSep 25, 2026
STANTEC CONSULTING SERVICES INC.10$4.5M + 1 sharedSep 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.

Latest awards

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
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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
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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
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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.