The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is providing notice of the release of a Prospectus to solicit proposals for the award of a Concession Contract to provide Guided Sleigh and Wagon Ride Interpretive Tours within the National Elk Refuge. The effective date of the next Concession Contract is expected to be July 1, 2024.
Guided Sleigh and Wagon Ride Interpretive Tours on the National Elk Refuge are designed to provide visitors first-hand exposure to Refuge resources. Under the Draft Contract, the Concessioner is required to provide interpretive horse-drawn sleigh or wagon rides on the National Elk Refuge as well as transportation to and from the Visitor Center to the Sleigh Ride staging area during the winter season. The sleigh ride season is typically the day after the end of the elk hunt (mid-December) through the first week of April.
The Prospectus explains the business opportunity and the terms and conditions under which the FWS will award the Concession Contract. The Prospectus is available at the following link (PDF).
If you do not understand something in this Prospectus or have questions, you must submit your questions or comments to Raena Parsons, Visitor Services Manager, via email at Raena_Parsons@fws.gov no later than 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time on May 10, 2024. Proposals must be received by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service no later than 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time on June 7, 2024. One site visit is scheduled for May 16, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. at the National Elk Refuge & Greater Yellowstone Visitor Center, 532 N. Cache St., Jackson, WY 83001.
The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. For more information on our work and the people who make it happen, visit http://www.fws.gov.
