Notice Details

In accordance with Section 1-14 of the Concession Rules of the City of New York (“Concession Rules”), the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (“Parks”) intends to enter into a negotiated concession for permit agreements for the Operation of Tennis Professional Concessions at Various Locations Citywide. The selected operator will be permitted to give tennis instruction during the times that the tennis court is open for use.

The concession will have a term not to exceed five (5) years. The concession will be operated pursuant to a permit issued by Parks; no leasehold or other proprietary right will be offered. As compensation to the City, Parks anticipates receiving a permit fee, expressed as a guaranteed annual minimum fee. The available locations are:

Bronx X39-TP: Pelham Bay Park X104-TP: Williamsbridge Oval

Brooklyn B28-TP: Dyker Beach Park (Due to construction, the permit will be for 4 years. The construction timeline and dates are subject to change) B51-TP: William E. Kelley Memorial Park B129-TP: Kaiser Park

Queens Q413-TP: Rochdale Park

At this time, it is neither practicable nor advantageous to award these concessions by competitive sealed proposals or competitive sealed bids as the current outdoor tennis season is currently underway and ends on November 24, 2024. If Parks were to issue either a competitive sealed proposal or competitive sealed bid, there would not be enough time left in the current season for successful operations. As these locations did not receive any bids on the most recent competitive sealed bid solicitation, the sites remain vacant and the community is without permitted tennis instructors. Additionally, with the absence of permitted concessionaires on site, this invites illegal vendors to fill the void. For these reasons, it is in the best interest of the City to pursue a negotiated concession for these locations.

Potential concessionaires that would like to express interest in the proposed concession and/or obtain additional information concerning the concession may contact Andrew Coppola, Senior Project Manager for the Revenue Division, at (212) 360-3454 or via e-mail at Andrew.Coppola@parks.nyc.gov by July 8, 2024. Thereafter, there will be a process for submission of fee offers. Parks will select the highest fee offers to the City from the responsible and responsive applicant while also taking into account the extent to which the potential awardee concessionaires would be operating or providing instruction at a similar concession on Parks property during all or part of the term of the concession, in determining an award of the concession on the subject premises. In no event shall a potential awardee (or principal(s) of a potential awardee) have more than two concessions total from this or any other solicitation during all or part of the term of the concessions. At Parks’ request, the applicant shall submit documentation, satisfactory to Parks, demonstrating that it has the necessary certifications and the financial capability to pay the fees set forth in its fee offer. Failure to provide such documentation will result in a determination of non-responsiveness.

Where applicable, Parks may condition the award of this concession upon the successful completion of PASSPort (the Procurement and Sourcing Solutions Portal) Questionnaires and review of that information by the Department of Investigation. In addition, any person or entity with at least a 10% ownership interest in the submitting vendor (including a parent company), may be required to complete PASSPort Questionnaires (Principal Questionnaire for any person and Vendor Questionnaire for any entity with at least a 10% ownership interest in the submitting vendor).

This concession has been determined not to be a major concession as defined by Chapter 7 of the Rules of the City Planning Commission.

Please note that the concession award is subject to applicable provisions of federal, State, and local laws and executive orders requiring affirmative action and equal employment opportunity.

The New York City Comptroller is charged with the audit of concession agreements in New York City. Any person or entity who believes that there has been unfairness, favoritism or impropriety in the proposal process should inform the Comptroller, Office of Contract Administration, 1 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007, telephone number (212) 669-2323.

Please address any questions and/or correspondence relating to the potential concession award to Andrew Coppola, Senior Project Manager for the Revenue Division, at (212) 360-3454 or via e-mail at Andrew.Coppola@parks.nyc.gov (Office of the Revenue Division, City of New York Parks, The Arsenal-Central Park 830 Fifth Avenue- Room 407 New York, New York 10065).

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