Gateway National Recreation Area, Request for Expresssions of Interest for the reuse of one building on Canarsie Pier

The National Park Service (NPS) announces a Request for Expression of Interest (RFEI) for the reuse of one 5,477 square-foot building on Canarsie Pier, located in the Brooklyn borough of New York City along the south side of Belt Parkway at exit 13 and Rockaway Parkway. The 600-foot pier extends into Jamaica Bay, a 9,155-acre refuge with an impressive diversity of flora and fauna. The building identified for potential reuse was previously operated as a restaurant and seasonal snack bar. The NPS may choose all or part of the content of one or more responses to the RFEI for further consideration and possible development into a public solicitation that the NPS then would advertise to the public, inviting all qualified candidates to submit proposals for the operation. Responses are due June 7, 2010. Please go to http://www.nps.gov/gate/parkmgmt/upload/canarsierfei-4.pdf for the full description of this RFEI, including submission guidelines and information regarding site visits.