Request for Proposal LE25-035 Liberty State Park – Mobile Food Licenses

Last modified on March 25th, 2025 at 5:48 pm

Document Posted: March 3, 2025

The Department of Environmental Protection (“Department”) is issuing this Request for Proposal (“RFP”) to solicit proposals from interested, experienced, and qualified individuals and/or businesses to provide mobile food vending services at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, Hudson County. The License(s) will be awarded through a sealed public bid process. More information is available in the Request for Proposal document.

Each Bidder must submit a completed Application to be considered for this opportunity. Bid Proposal packages must be received by the Public Land Administration Section on or before the Proposal Submission Deadline. Late proposals shall be ineligible for consideration.

RFP Release Date: March 3, 2025

Questions and Inquiries Deadline: March 17, 2025

Proposal Submission Deadline: April 2, 2025

All forms related to this Request for Proposal are available below for your immediate viewing and/or printing. The Public Land Administration Section will no longer mail paper copies upon request.

Posted March 25, 2025: Responses to Questions

RFP Withdrawal–Wharton State Forest – Guided Land-Based Educational Tours License

On May 15, 2024, the Department of Environmental Protection issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit bids for licensees to conduct Guided Land-Based Educational Tours at Wharton State Forest. Under an extension of the bid deadline, bids for this RFP were due October 17, 2024.

The Department has now withdrawn the RFP in order to conduct additional research about its recreational needs at Wharton State Forest, and throughout the State Park System, and about how it should structure its agreements with outside entities to provide such services.

In the interim, commercial operators or others wishing to conduct guided land-based tours at Wharton State Forest, or other State parks, should contact the park office for guidance about whether a Special Use Permit is needed for their specific event.

Wharton State Forest Information: https://www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/parks/whartonstateforest.html

State Parks and Forests Website: https://www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/index.html

Special Use Permit Information: https://www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/parks/special_use_permits.html

Information About Additional Fees that May Apply to Use of State Parks by Groups: https://www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/parks/relatedfees.html

Long Pond Ironworks State Park – Rowing Storage Licenses

Documents Posted March 5, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection (“Department”), State Park Service is accepting applications to store rowing shells/sculls, oars and related equipment for rowing at Long Pond Ironworks State Park. Applicants will be required to enter into a License Agreement with the Department for the rowing storage space. To apply, please complete the application linked below and return it via email to PublicLandAdministration@njdepwptest.net. Storage Licenses will be awarded to applicants on a first-come, first-served basis. Four (4) Rowing Storage Licenses will be issued. The Department reserves the right to issue additional Rowing Storage Licenses at the Area, at its sole discretion.

This opportunity shall be open until 4pm on May 1, 2024, or until all four (4) applications have been received and accepted by the Department, whichever occurs sooner.

More detailed information is available in the Application and Draft License Agreement below:

Application and Draft License Agreement

Exhibit A – Licensed Premises

Exhibit B – License Payment Schedule

Penn State Forest and Wharton State Forest – Seasonal Boat-Livery License (Last Updated February 15, 2024)

Last modified on February 15th, 2024 at 3:40 pm

The Department of Environmental Protection is issuing Bid Specifications for Concession/License Opportunities in areas administered by the State Park Service. Concession/License Agreements are awarded through a sealed public bid process. More detailed information is available in the Bid Submission Instructions. All forms related to Lease, License and Concession public bidding opportunities on this webpage are available for your immediate printing. The Public Land Administration Section will no longer mail out paper copies upon request.

A Bidder must submit a completed PREQUALIFICATION APPLICATION and BID PROPOSAL FORM for each opportunity that the Bidder is bidding on. Bid Proposal packages must be received by the Public Land Administration Section no later than noon on the following dates: