In short
National Park Service, a public buyer in United States, published this tender. From keywords in its title, we tagged it as transport, food & agriculture. Bids go through SAM.gov until December 31, 2026 (95 days left). The whole bidding period is 107 days. The portal doesn't publish an estimated value.
Details
| Buyer | National Park Service |
|---|---|
| Estimated value | value not published on the portal |
| Bid deadline | December 31, 2026, 20:00 (UTC time) |
| Published | September 15, 2026 |
| Country | United States · SAM.gov |
| Process number | 056e8bc8cba84072a07737abc708064d |
| Category codes | NAICS 713990, PSC 9999 |
Dates
PublishedSep 15, 2026Bid deadlineDec 31, 2026 · 20:00 (UTC time)
Official description
The National Park Service (NPS) has released on July 13, 2026, a Request for Bids (RFB) to award up to two (2) one-year leases to operate mobile food & beverage vending (food trucks) at Baker Beach within Golden Gate National Recreation Area. With year-round visitor traffic for sightseeing and recreation, this pilot provides operators with the chance to reach new customers and offer a new type of visitor services at Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The projected start date of the lease is approximately four to six weeks following bid submission, if selected. Each lease will provide an assigned parking space in the Baker Beach parking lot. Precise locations and parking space sizes are detailed in the RFB and Draft Lease. The NPS will not be accepting questions or offering a site visit as part of this solicitation. Interested parties are welcome to visit the site during the solicitation window. Please note that the NPS is concurrently soliciting bids for similar operations at Rodeo Beach, located in the Marin Headlands. Interested parties should respond to the RFB for the food truck location they are most interested in. If an interested individual or entity is interested in both locations, they must submit a response to each RFB separately. Submission of an Electronic Proposal The NPS is ONLY accepting electronic bids in response to this solicitation. Bids will be accepted on a rolling basis until all locations have been leased, or the Service discontinues this solicitation. Bids are due weekly, on Fridays by 12:00 p.m. [contact details on the official notice]
How to bid
- Register your business in SAM.gov (free) to get a Unique Entity ID (UEI). Most solicitations require an active registration when you submit your offer, and registering can take several weeks.
- Open the notice on SAM.gov and read the solicitation, its attachments and every amendment.
- Submit your offer exactly as the notice says, before the response date.