National Park Service cancels concession contract opportunity in Shenandoah National Park

Contact: Carly Adams, 540-333-0742

Contact: Allysah Fox, 540-624-8320

LURAY, VA - The National Park Service (NPS) has canceled a previously announced 15-year concessions contract opportunity in Shenandoah National Park. The contract solicitation to provide overnight guest lodging, food and beverage sales, retail and grocery operations, campground operations and camper services, fuel sales, and stable operations within the park opened on July 30, 2024, and closed on November 7, 2024.

The NPS will revise and issue a new solicitation for these services. This is not expected to impact continuity of visitor services.

It is anticipated that the new contract will begin January 1, 2027. In the meantime, the NPS is exploring options to provide concession services for visitors until a new contract is awarded. The current operator, Delaware North Parks and Resorts, will continue providing services under a one-year extension of its current contract, originally awarded in 2013.

The contract solicitation was canceled because a revised financial analysis revealed a change to the value of the overall concession contract opportunity. The NPS determined that canceling and re-soliciting the contract best serves the public's interest by ensuring the franchise fee aligns with the probable value of the contract, thus promoting full, open, and fair competition for the contract.