Re-Solicitation for a limited number of Commercial Use Authorizations to provide visitor services in wilderness within Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

The National Park Service (NPS) is re-soliciting for applications to provide Guided Hiking, Guided Fishing Instruction, Guided Backpacking, Guided Photography Instruction (workshop), Guided Mountaineering, Guided Backcountry Ski Mountaineering, Guided Nordic Activities (snowshoeing/skiing), Guided Portering (dunnage/gear transport), and Guided Pack and Saddle (stock) visitor services through the issuance of Commercial Use Authorizations (CUA) within wilderness throughout Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. The NPS will authorize a limited number of CUAs for a two-year period, January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2025. The re-solicitation does the following: 1. Provides updates to the Application package (found on the Parks website, link below). 2. Provides an application checklist for stock and non-stock applications. 3. Corrects NPS technological issues. Application packages received during the first solicitation will not be considered. All applicants MUST re-submit application packages by the deadline below. Re-submission of an application does not require an additional fee. Payment confirmation must be included with a re-submitted application. The CUA application package is available on the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks website identified below. Complete applications for a CUA to operate in wilderness within Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time) on October 11, 2023 . Application submissions will be accepted by emailing [email protected] or U.S. mail addressed to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Commercial Services Office, 47050 Generals Highway, Three Rivers, CA 93271.