REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE RENOVATION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF TWO SNACK BARS AT BATTERY PARK, MANHATTAN

In accordance with Section 1-13 of the Concession Rules of the City of New York, the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (“Parks”) is issuing, as of the date of this notice, a significant Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Renovation, Operation, and Maintenance of Two Snack Bars at Battery Park, Manhattan.

There will be a recommended remote proposer meeting on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 1:00 PM. If you are considering responding to this RFP, please make every effort to attend this recommended remote proposer meeting. The link for this meeting is as follows:

The link for this remote site meeting is as follows: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/263696621886669?p=BNy5mG2ZQBKvSbuafW

Meeting ID: 263 696 621 886 669
Passcode: 7e3Ww7iM

Or call in (audio only)

1-646-893-7101

Phone Conference ID: 282 883 790#

Subject to availability and by appointment only, we may set up a meeting at the proposed concession site, which is located at the Battery, Manhattan.

All proposals submitted in response to this RFP must be submitted no later than Friday, June 12, 2026, at 2:00 PM.

Hard copies of the RFP can be obtained at no cost, commencing Tuesday, May 5, 2026, through Friday, June 12, 2026, by contacting Lindsay Schott, Senior Project Manager at (212)360-3405 or at Lindsay.Schott@parks.nyc.gov.

The RFP is also available for download, Tuesday May 5, 2026, through Friday, June 12, 2026, on Parks’ website. To download the RFP, visit  http://www.nyc.gov/parks/businessopportunities and click on the “Concessions Opportunities at Parks” link. Once you have logged in, click on the “download” link that appears adjacent to the RFP’s description.

For more information or if you cannot attend the remote proposer meeting, prospective proposers may contact Lindsay Schott, Senior Project Manager, by phone at (212)360-3405, by e-mail at Lindsay.Schott@parks.nyc.gov, or send mail to her attention at The Arsenal, 830 Fifth Avenue, Rm. 407, New York New York 10065.

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Alternatively, a message can be left on the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD). The TDD number is 212-New York (212-639-9675).