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 negotiations for a significant concession for the development, operation, and maintenance of a snack bar and merchandise concession with the option for a full-service restaurant at the Orchard Beach Pavilion, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx.

The length of the is term to be negotiated but expected to commence in May 2026. The concession will be operated pursuant to a license issued by Parks; no leasehold or other proprietary right will be offered.

 At this time it is not practicable and/or advantageous to award a concession by competitive sealed bidding or competitive sealed proposals due to the existence of a time-sensitive situation where a concession must be awarded quickly because the awarded concessionaire from the recently issued RFP has withdrawn from a concession agreement. Delay in placing a new operator will be a loss for the public in their use of the pavilion, beach, and surrounding areas without having the additional food, merchandise, and beach rental equipment options.

This negotiated concession is meant to act as a solution to efficiently generate revenue to the City, activate public usage of the upcoming new pavilion, restaurant, snack bar and merchandise areas. Without a negotiated concession, the pavilion will remain vacant since Parks does not have the capability or the resources to operate, maintain or secure the facility. 

For all of these reasons, it is in the best interest of the City to pursue a negotiated concession for this facility.  

Potential concessionaires that would like to express interest in the proposed concession and/or obtain additional information concerning the concession may contact Angel Williams, Senior Project Manager for NYC Parks Concessions Unit, at (212) 360-3495 or via e-mail at Angel.Williams@parks.nyc.gov by January 16, 2026. Thereafter, there will be a process for submission of proposals. Parks will evaluate the proposals on the bases of proposed capital investments, operating experience, financial capability, planned operations, fee offer and integrated sustainability. 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 Angel Williams, Senior Project Manager, at (212) 360-3495 or via e-mail at Angel.Williams@parks.nyc.gov (Office of the Concessions  Division, City of New York Parks, The Arsenal-Central Park 830 Fifth Avenue- Room 407 New York, New York 10065).