[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 175 (Wednesday, September 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53782-53783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21018]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-CONC-15093; PPMVSCS1Y.Y00000, PPWOBSADC0]


Sole Source Concession Contract for Gateway National Recreation 
Area, NY

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed award of sole source concession contract for 
Gateway National Recreation Area.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 36 CFR 51.25, public notice is hereby given that 
the National Park Service proposes to award a sole source concession 
contract for the conduct of certain visitor services within Gateway 
National Recreation Area, New York for a term not to exceed 5 years. 
The visitor services include marina operations and dry storage for 
boats at Great Kills Marina. This action is necessary to avoid 
interruption of visitor services.

DATES: The term of the temporary concession contract will commence (if 
awarded) no earlier than 60 days from the publication of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jo A. Pendry, Acting Chief, NPS 
Commercial Services Program, 1201 Eye Street NW., 11th floor, 
Washington, DC 20005, Telephone (202) 513-7156.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Director of the National Park Service 
(NPS) may award a contract non-competitively (``Sole Source'' 
Contracts) upon a determination that extraordinary circumstances exist 
under which compelling and equitable considerations

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require the award of the contract to a particular qualified person in 
the public interest (36 CFR 51.25).
    The extraordinary circumstance in this instance was precipitated by 
Superstorm Sandy, which destroyed the water-based portion of the Great 
Kills Marina in October 2012, washing away the docks, slips, and a 
substantial number of pilings. The storm also caused severe damage to 
the bulkhead. The NPS requires the marina structures used under this 
contract to be temporary in nature, and that the concessioner 
coordinate closely with the NPS for construction of the temporary 
marina, a project which is already underway. These factors also 
contribute to the extraordinary circumstances that allow for a sole 
source concession contract.
    The NPS has determined that Marinas of the Future, Inc., is a 
``qualified person'' as defined by 36 CFR 51.3, and has determined that 
compelling and equitable considerations exist with Marinas of the 
Future, Inc.'s funding for the construction project, its cooperation in 
coordinating the project, and its waiver of any potential leasehold 
surrender interest in the temporary marina.
    The NPS has determined that a sole source concession contract is in 
the public interest because it is the authorization most likely to 
allow interruption of visitor services to be avoided.
    This action is issued pursuant to 36 CFR 51.25. This is not a 
request for proposals.

    Dated: August 28, 2014.
Jonathan B. Jarvis,
Director, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-21018 Filed 9-9-14; 8:45 am]
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