DEP SEEKS BUSINESS PARTNER FOR VISITOR SERVICES AT FORT CLINCH STATE PARK

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PRESS RELEASE: May 6, 2015

CONTACT: DEP Press Office, 850.245.2112, DEPNews@dep.state.fl.us

DEP SEEKS BUSINESS PARTNER FOR VISITOR SERVICES AT FORT CLINCH STATE PARK

~Department seeks vendor to provide additional services at busy state park~

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Florida Park Service has re-issued a Call for Business Plans seeking a concession partner at Fort Clinch State Park. The department’s concession partner will operate the Visitor Center, which includes tour sales, food and beverage service, merchandise resale, special events, recreational equipment rentals and more. The proposals are due no later than 5 p.m. EST, Monday, June 15, 2015. Those interested in submitting a proposal must attend a mandatory meeting on Wednesday, May 27 at Fort Clinch State Park at 9:30 a.m.

In fiscal year 2014, there were more than 260,000 visitors to Fort Clinch State Park, generating more than $20 million in direct economic impact.

WHAT:          Mandatory Onsite Meeting
WHEN:          Wednesday, May 27, 2015
                       9:30 a.m.
WHERE:        Fort Clinch State Park
                      2601 Atlantic Avenue
                      Fernandina Beach, Florida 32034

To register for the mandatory meeting or to submit questions in advance, please email Savannah.Lustria@dep.state.fl.us by 5 p.m. EST, Tuesday, May 26, 2015.

More information is available at https://www.floridastateparks.org/resources/doing-business-parks.