[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 207 (Thursday, October 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 55169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27339]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service


Notice of Intention To Extend an Existing Concession Contract

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the National Park Service intends 
to extend the concession permits with Cache Creek Snowmobile Tours; 
Heart 6 Snowmobile Tours, Hidden Basin (dba Old Faithful Snowmobile 
Tours); High Country Snowmobile Tours; Mountain High Adventures; BEST 
Adventures; Jackson Hole Snowmobile Tours; National Park Adventures, 
Inc.; Togwotee Mountain Lodge; Rocky Mountain Tours; and Yellowstone 
Snowmobile Tours at John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway for a 
period of approximately 3 years through December 31, 1999.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The concession permits with these operators 
authorize them to provide guided snowmobile tours and services within 
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway and Yellowstone National Park 
via the South Entrance only and expired by limitation of time on 
December 31, 1996. The National Park Service does not intend to renew 
these permits for an extended period until sufficient planning can be 
conducted to determine the future direction for concession services at 
this site. The necessary planning may affect the future of this 
operation, and may take as long as 2 years to complete. Until planning 
is completed, it is not in the best interest of the National Park 
Service to enter into a long term concession contract for this 
operation. This extension may be for a lesser period should planning 
issues be resolved and a renewal process conducted which results in the 
award of a new long term concession permit. The existing concessioners 
have performed their obligations to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
and, pursuant to the provisions of Section 5 of the Act of October 9, 
1965 (79 Stat. 969; 16 U.S.C. 20) are entitled to a preference in the 
extension of this permit. This means that the extension will be awarded 
to the party submitting the best offer, provided that if the best offer 
was not submitted by the existing concessioner, then the existing 
concessioner will be afforded the opportunity to match the best offer. 
If the existing concessioner agrees to match the best offer, then the 
extension will be awarded to the existing concessioner. If the existing 
concessioner does not agree to the terms of the extension, the right of 
preference shall be considered to have been waived, and the extension 
will then be awarded to the party submitting the best responsive offer. 
Because of the limited term of the proposed extension, the National 
Park Service is not encouraging the submission of offers by anyone but 
the incumbent in response to this proposal, but plans to do so at the 
time the contract is renewed for a longer term. However, as required by 
law, the National Park Service will consider and evaluate all offers 
received in response to this notice. Anyone interested in obtaining 
further information about this proposed extension should contact: Name: 
Joan Anzelmo, Chief of Concessions Management, Address: P.O. Drawer 
170, Grand Teton National Park, Moose, WY 83012, Telephone: (307) 739-
3410, no later than 15 days following publication of this notice to 
obtain a prospectus outlining the requirements of the proposed 
extension.

    Dated: September 27, 1996.
Robert Reynolds,
Acting Field Director, Intermountain Field Area.
[FR Doc. 96-27339 Filed 10-23-96; 8:45 am]
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