Cancellation of CC-STLI004-20 Solicitation

Pursuant to 36 CFR § 51.11, which provides for cancellation of a solicitation if the Director of the National Park Service (NPS) determines such action is appropriate in the public interest, the NPS is cancelling the concession contract solicitation for food and beverage and retail services at the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island (CC-STLI004-20). The extended impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on visitation resulted in changes to the conditions upon which the NPS based the business opportunity described in the solicitation, rendering the concession contract envisioned by the solicitation economically infeasible. The NPS will conduct further planning and analysis of the food and beverage and retail operations and intends to release a new solicitation for the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island food and beverage and retail services in late 2022.