Volcano House (Hawaii 24/7 photo by Baron Sekiya)

MEDIA RELEASE

The National Park Service (NPS) will be re-soliciting the Volcano House concession prospectus because the proposals received did not meet critical requirements for the concession contract.

All proposals received in response to this solicitation were considered non-responsive and/or not qualified.

“The Director of the NPS must, by law, reject proposals where the concessioner is not qualified or the proposal is non-responsive to the requirements of the Volcano House Prospectus,” said Cindy Orlando, Superintendent at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

The NPS issued the Prospectus for the Volcano House operation on Dec. 10, 2009, requesting proposals for visitor services that included: Overnight accommodations, food, beverage, retail, campground and related services.

Due to several amendments, the closing date was extended to Sept. 1, 2010.

All proposals were reviewed by the NPS Pacific West Regional Office in Oakland Calif. and subsequently sent to the Director of NPS in Washington D.C. for final review and action.

Currently, the NPS is in the process of revising and finalizing a prospectus for re-solicitation in July 2011which will include a timeline for new proposals.

This opportunity will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website, www.fbo.gov, as well as the NPS Commercial Services website, www.concessions.nps.gov

For further information, contact Walt Poole at 808-985-6027 or walt_poole@nps.gov