[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR51.23]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
      CHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 51--CONCESSION CONTRACTS--Table of Contents
 
        Subpart D--Non-Competitive Award of Concession Contracts
 
Sec. 51.23  May the Director extend an existing concession contract 
without a public solicitation?


    Notwithstanding the public solicitation requirements of this part, 
the Director may award non-competitively an extension or extensions of 
an existing concession contract to the current concessioner for 
additional terms not to exceed three years in the aggregate, e.g., the 
Director may award one extension with a three year term, two consecutive 
extensions, one with a two year term and one with a one year term, or 
three consecutive extensions with a term of one year each. The Director 
may award such extensions only if the Director determines that the 
extension is necessary to avoid interruption of visitor services. Before 
determining to award such a contract extension, the Director must take 
all reasonable and appropriate steps to consider alternatives to avoid 
an interruption of visitor services. Further, the Director must publish 
notice in the Federal Register of the proposed extension at least 30 
days in advance of the award of the extension (except in emergency 
situations).

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