Inyo National Forest

Campground Concessionaire Solicitation

INYO NATIONAL FOREST EXTENDS APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR CAMPGROUND PROSPECTUS >>>

Informational Addendum Letter>>>

The Inyo National Forest is pleased to announce the availability of a Prospectus for two special use permits, for the operation and maintenance of Government-owned campgrounds located on the Mammoth and Mono Lake Ranger Districts. Two permits will be issued; one permit for the Mammoth Ranger District and one permit for the Mono Lake Ranger District. The Mammoth permit includes campgrounds in the Reds Meadow area as well as Campgrounds in and around the Town of Mammoth Lakes.  The Mono Lake permit includes campgrounds in June Lake; and upper Lee Vining Canyon.  Please see the Prospectus Package below for the specific list of facilities included in this solicitation.  New permits will be issued through a prospectus process open to all interested bidders.  The permits will be issued for a term of five years, with the option for an additional five year term.

The Prospectus below describes the business opportunity and provides instructions for submitting applications. Applications must be received by close of business (4:30 PM) on September 8, 2008 and should be submitted to the Inyo National Forest Supervisor’s Office, 351 Pacu Ln, Suite 200, Bishop, CA 93514 Attention: Jeff Marsolais.  A selection will be made in Fall 2008 so that permits may be issued and operators in place on January 1, 2009.

Please review the Prospectus carefully. Applicants are strongly encouraged to visit the recreation sites at least once during the summer of 2008 before submitting an application. Each applicant is expected to make an independent assessment of the business opportunity offered in this prospectus.

Applicants must submit six (6) copies of their application package and supporting documents in hardcopy format. The same number of copies of the Business Plan must be submitted as a separate document. Unless requested in writing to return proposals, all unsuccessful applicant’s proposals and supporting documents will be destroyed after the appropriate appeal period.  Please review application procedures carefully as portions of the selected applicant’s package will become part of the special-use permit. Also, please ensure that all requested information is submitted. Missing or incomplete information will result in a lower rating for the corresponding evaluation criteria.

The Inyo National Forest has set aside August 12th & 13th (Tuesday & Wednesday) for Forest Service led tours of the campgrounds advertised in the prospectus. Each tour will begin at 9:00AM and will last until approximately 4:00PM. Please RSVP with Adrianne Thatcher if you would like to attend one of these tours. Adrianne Thatcher, Mammoth Ranger Station (760) 924-5524 or athatcher@fs.fed.us

For further information about the campgrounds and the prospectus process, please contact Adrianne Thatcher at (760) 924-5524.

Prospectus Documents:

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