A. The National Park Service and Gateway National Recreation Area

1. The National Park Service and its Mission

America's National Park Service was created by Congress to "conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wildlife therein, and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such a manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations." Additionally, the Congress has declared that the National Park System should be, "...preserved and managed for the benefit and inspiration of all the people of the United States." The National Park Service has as its overall mission the preservation and public enjoyment of significant aspects of the nation's natural and cultural heritage.

To learn more about the National Park Service, visit our website at www.nps.gov. This site includes information about who we are, our mission, NPS policies and individual parks.

2. Gateway National Recreation Area

Gateway National Recreation Area (Area) provides a national park experience in the country's largest metropolitan area. The park preserves a mosaic of coastal ecosystems and natural areas interwoven with historic coastal defense and maritime sites around New York's Outer Harbor. Beaches, marshes, waters, scenic views and open space offer resource-based recreational opportunities to a diverse public. It is a getaway for millions of visitors every year.

The Area includes 26,000 acres of land and water, spanning locations in New York and New Jersey. It has three distinct, non-contiguous areas: Staten Island, Sandy Hook and Jamaica Bay. Except for Sandy Hook, which forms the northern tip of the New Jersey shore, the Area occupies coastal land in the boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island in the City of New York.

Located on a peninsula in Staten Island, Great Kills Park-part of Gateway National Recreation Area-is 580 acres of open space where visitors can enjoy many recreational amenities or explore the wildlife still thriving in New York City. Great Kills Park is known locally for its ecological resources. It is home to the only osprey nesting site on Staten Island and contains special nesting platforms provided for the birds to inhabit. The name Great Kills originates from a Dutch word meaning "many creeks." Today, the waters are popular with boaters and fishermen alike.

In the Area's enabling legislation, the NPS was directed to conserve the natural resources, fish, and wildlife of the Jamaica Bay area and to permit no development or use of this area incompatible with this purpose (16 U.S.C. § 460cc). Additional information on the Area can be found at www.nps.gov/gate.

B. Request for Bid Summary

This Request for Bids (RFB) provides the opportunity for interested individuals and organizations to submit bids to the National Park Service (NPS) to lease Building 105 at Great Kills Park for Office space under the following general terms and conditions. See the attached "Offered Lease" for complete terms of occupancy. Site visits can be made by appointment only through the Business Management Division at Gateway National Recreation Area by emailing [email protected]

1. Property Offered for Lease

The facility available for lease is located northwest of Buffalo Road past the NPS Ranger Station within the Great Kills district of the Staten Island Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area. The Premises is approximately 2,823 square feet and was formerly used as an education center. An adjacent asphalt parking lot is included. See Exhibit A to the Offered Lease - "Land Assignment"- for complete details.

2. Uses of the Leased Property

The Premises to be leased are limited to use as Office space. The Premises shall be subject to the general supervision and inspection of the NPS and to such rules and regulations regarding ingress, egress, safety, sanitation, and security as may be prescribed by the Park Superintendent from time to time. The Lessee shall be responsible for all utilities, for maintenance and repair of the Premises, and for any improvements to the Premises that may be necessary during the term of the Offered Lease.

3. Term of Lease

The Offered Lease will have a maximum term of five (5) years.

4. Rent & Other Financial Obligations

Rent required by the Offered Lease (see its Section 5 for complete terms) is as follows:

Total Monthly Rent in an amount not less than Four Thousand Seven Hundred Five $4,705 per month.

5. Other Terms and Conditions

The Offered Lease includes provisions addressing compliance with applicable laws; repair and maintenance obligations; termination; default; and insurance, among others.

6. Competitive Process

This lease opportunity is open to all interested persons on a competitive basis. The bidder submitting a responsive bid offering the highest Annual Rent will be selected for award of the lease subject to a determination of financial capability. A responsive bid is a bid that meets the material terms and conditions of this request for bids. If two or more bids are equal, a lottery drawing between the equal bids shall be used to make the lease award.

7. Bid Submission Date

Bids under this RFB must be received by May 10, 2016, by 12:00.p.m in the form and at the address stated on the following pages.

8. Authority

This RFB is issued under the authority of federal law and regulations. The applicable law is found at 16 U.S.C. 1a-2(k), and leasing regulations may be found in the Code of Federal Regulations at 36 CFR Part 18. This RFB and the Offered lease are subject to and incorporate all terms and conditions of Part 18 as applicable. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this RFB and Part 18, Part 18 controls.

For further information, please contact:

Business Management Division
Gateway National Recreation Area
210 New York Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10305
718-354-4650
E-mail: [email protected]

C. Submission of Bid

1. Bid Submission Requirements

Bid forms must be enclosed in a sealed envelope and received by the Superintendent of Gateway National Recreation Area not later than May 10, 2016 by 12:00 p.m. The face of the sealed envelope shall show the bidder's name and address, along with the receiver's address as follows:

CONTAINS BID -- MAILROOM DO NOT OPEN

Superintendent
Gateway National Recreation Area
210 New York Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10305
Attention: Building 105 Great Kills RFB

Telephonic bids, faxes, e-mail, and other means of transmittal will not be considered. Bid submittals will not be returned.

2. NPS Selection

NPS will review all responses to this RFB as follows:

-Bids must refer to the public notice that advertised this business opportunity.
-Bids must include the dated signature of the bidder.
-Bids must include the amount of Total Rent offered, which will determine the highest bidder selected for award of the lease.
-The bid must unconditionally agree to the terms and conditions of the Offered Lease, including, without limitation, an offer to pay Total Monthly Rent in the specific amount of not less than $4,705.00.
-Bids will only be considered if received before 12:00 pm. on May, 10, 2016, at the location designated above.
-Bids will be opened publicly at: Gateway National Recreation Area, 210 New York Avenue, Staten Island, New York 10305 at 12:00 p.m. May 10, 2016. Bidders or their representatives may attend the bid opening. The bidder submitting a responsive bid offering the highest Annual Rent will be selected for award of the Offered Lease (subject to the NPS determining the successful bidder has the financial capability to enter into the Offered Lease as explained below). If two or more bids are equal, a lottery drawing between the equal bids shall be used to make the lease award.
-It is anticipated that the new lease will commence by May 10, 2016.

Confidentiality of Bids
If you believe that a bid package contains financial information that you do not want to be made public, please include the following sentence on the cover page of the bid package:

"This bid package contains trade secrets and/or confidential commercial and financial information that the Bidder believes to be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. The Bidder requests that this information not be disclosed to the public, except as may be required by law."

In addition, you must specifically identify what you consider to be trade secret information or confidential financial information on the page of the bid package on which it appears, and you must include the following sentence on each such page:

"This page contains trade secrets or confidential commercial and financial information that the Bidder believes to be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, and which is subject to the non-disclosure statement on the first page of this bid package."

Information so identified will not be made public by NPS except in accordance with the requirements of applicable law.

Determination of Financial Capability

The bidder submitting the highest responsive bid shall submit to NPS the following documents along with the Bid:

Credit Report - A complete credit report in the name of the successful bidder that includes scores and is dated within thirty (30) days prior to the date of submission to NPS. The report must be from a major credit reporting company such as Equifax, Experian, TRW, or Dun & Bradstreet. If the successful bidder is not yet formed, include a credit report for each the individuals or entities that will have ownership interests or control of the Lessee.

Bank Statement(s) - Current bank financial statement(s) that verify the bidder's ability to pay three (3) months Annual Rent in the amount offered by the winning bidder and to make the Initial Rent payment described above.

The bidder that is determined by the NPS to be the highest responsive bidder may also be subject to background investigations to be conducted by the United States and must comply with same.)

The determined highest responsive bidder must execute and return the final Offered Lease within 30 calendar days after delivery by the NPS. If the declared high bidder fails to execute the final lease, the NPS may choose to enter into the Offered Lease with the next responsive highest bidder.

The NPS may reject any and all bids in its discretion and re-solicit or cancel a lease solicitation at any time without liability or obligation to any person.

BID FORM ATTACHMENTS

OFFERED LEASE:
Exhibit A: Land Assignment
Exhibit B: Sample Lease and Insurance Requirements