Call for Business Plans at Manatee Springs and Fanning Springs State Parks

The Florida Park Service seeks one or more concessionaires to provide visitor services at Manatee Springs State Park and Fanning Springs State Park, including but not limited to food and beverage, recreation equipment rental and merchandise resale. Additional services may be proposed.

To learn more about the parks, visit the parks' webpage and view the Unit Management Plans (Manatee Springs Unit Management Plan and Fanning Springs Unit Management Plan). A draft business plan packet will be uploaded to this website prior to the mandatory onsite meeting.

Call for Business Plans

• Sup-BP #02-22 for a Concession Operation.

Park

• Manatee Springs State Park and Fanning Springs State Park.

Scope of Services

Concessions management of one or more of the following visitor services:

• Recreation equipment rental.
• Merchandise resale.
• Food and beverage service.

County

• Levy.

Mandatory Onsite Meeting

Thursday, March 24, 2022, 1 p.m. Eastern time*

Manatee Springs State Park

11650 N.W. 115 St., Chiefland, FL 32626

*Interested parties must attend to be eligible to submit a proposal

Term

• 10 year agreement.

Proposal Deadline

• No later than 5 p.m. Eastern time, Thursday, April 7, 2022.

To register for the mandatory meeting or to submit questions in advance, please email William Bull no later than 5  p.m. Eastern time, Wednesday, March 23, 2022.

Additional Information

• Questions and Answers (Posted April 1, 2022).
• Final Business Plan Packet (Posted March 25, 2022).
• Mandatory Meeting Sign-in Sheet (Posted March 25, 2022).
• Draft Business Plan Packet (Posted March 2, 2022).
• Business Plan Summary Sheet (Posted March 2, 2022).
• Final Profit and Loss (Posted March 2, 2022).
• 2020 Profit and Loss (Posted March 2, 2022).
• Multi-year Concession Agreement - Amendment 10 (Posted March 2, 2022).
• Park Attendance Record (Posted March 1, 2022).
• Sample Concession Agreement (Posted March 1, 2022).
• Score Sheet Sample (Posted March 1, 2022).
• Gross Revenue Information (Posted March 1, 2022).
• Business Reference Evaluation Sheet (Posted March 1, 2022).
• Profit and Loss 2014 (Posted March 1, 2022).
• Profit and Loss 2015 (Posted March 1, 2022).
• Profit and Loss 2016 (Posted March 1, 2022).
• Profit and Loss 2017 (Posted March 1, 2022).
• Profit and Loss 2018 (Posted March 1, 2022).
• Profit and Loss 2019 (Posted March 1, 2022).
• Multi-Year Concession Agreement (Posted March 1, 2022).
• Multi-Year Concession Agreement Amendment 1 (Posted March 1, 2022).
• Multi-Year Concession Agreement Amendment 2 (Posted March 1, 2022).
• Multi-Year Concession Agreement Amendment 3 (Posted March 1, 2022).
• Multi-Year Concession Agreement Amendment 4 (Posted March 1, 2022).
• Multi-Year Concession Agreement Amendment 5 (Posted March 1, 2022).
• Multi-Year Concession Agreement Amendment 6 (Posted March 1, 2022).
• Multi-Year Concession Agreement Amendment 7 (Posted March 1, 2022).
• Multi-Year Concession Agreement Amendment 8 (Posted March 1, 2022).
• Multi-Year Concession Agreement Amendment 9 (Posted March 1, 2022).