Bighorn National Forest Campground Concession Operations

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service is seeking applications for a special-use permit to operate and maintain 31 campgrounds and 2 picnic grounds across three Bighorn National Forest ranger districts in Wyoming.

United States of America > AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF > FOREST SERVICE


General
Open (active)
Oct 30, 2026 10:30 PM
Sep 14, 2026 03:57 AM
$24,365.17
5 years base + 1 × 5 years option
Other (Special Notice)
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Contact
andrea.maichak@usda.gov
+13076909427
2013 Eastside 2nd Street, Sheridan, WY, USA
Submission Instructions
Mail
Andrew Johnson, Forest Supervisor, Attention: Andrea Maichak, 2013 Eastside 2nd Street, Sheridan, WY 82801
Description

The Forest Service is soliciting applications for a campground concession special-use permit covering the operation and maintenance of 31 campgrounds and 2 picnic grounds across the Powder River, Medicine Wheel, and Tongue Ranger Districts of Bighorn National Forest. The concessionaire will provide public-facing campground services, staffing, customer service, fee administration, reservation administration through Recreation.gov, sanitation, trash removal and recycling, utility management, water-system operation, facility cleaning, safety inspections, maintenance, hazard-tree coordination, record keeping, and emergency and campground-security procedures. Applicants must submit a proposed annual operating plan, a separate business plan, relevant business experience and references, financial resources and required financial statements, proposed public fees, a proposed government fee, and a $300 processing fee. The permit term will be up to five years, with an option to extend for up to five additional years at the authorized officer’s discretion. The minimum annual fee is $24,365.17, and the prospectus identifies three-year average gross revenue of $475,882.25. Required insurance includes liability coverage and property insurance for specified government-owned structures; the United States must be named as an additional insured.

Classification Codes
NAICS713990All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries
PSCM1FBOPERATION OF RECREATIONAL BUILDINGS
Smart Codes
campground operationsrecreation facility maintenancewaste management services
Specifications
Service
Timeline
Sep 18, 2026-Facility Tour RSVP Deadline
Sep 25, 2026-Facility Tour (optional)
Facility tour led by the Forest; the prospectus states that the tour is scheduled for September 25 and 26, 2026. Specific meeting location is not provided.
Sep 26, 2026-Facility Tour (optional)
Facility tour led by the Forest; the prospectus states that the tour is scheduled for September 25 and 26, 2026. Specific meeting location is not provided.
Oct 9, 2026-Questions Due Date
Oct 30, 2026 10:30 PM-Application Submission Deadline
Requirements
Required
  • Liability insurance — $1,000,000.00
  • Property insurance — $305,303.68
Scored
  • Minimum 3 references
  • Client point of contact required for each reference
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