Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is looking for service providers for two competitive Commercial Use Authorizations (CUA) to provide firewood vending for D.H. Day Campground in Leelanau County the and Platte River Campground in Benzie County and for calendar years 2024 and 2025.
Separate applications must be submitted for each location. The entire application information package may be downloaded at Commercial Use Authorizations — Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (U.S. National Park Service) (nps. gov.)
A site visit is scheduled for both campgrounds on Feb. 23.
The D.H. Day Campground will be open from 9 to 10 a.m., followed Platte River Campground from 11 a.m. to noon.
There is a $350 nonrefundable fee to process an application. The CUAs will be valid from the date of award to Dec. 31, 2026, and all approved providers will be listed on the National Lakeshore’s website as an authorized CUA holder.
Applications will be accepted in a two-stage process during a designated “open season” beginning Feb. 9, 2024 and ending March 8, 2024.
The first stage is completed through the online CUA application program (https://cua. nps.gov) and the second stage of the application process is a narrative response to questions which must be either emailed or snail mailed to: National Park Service, Interior Regions 3, 4,5 Office, Attn: Kelly Kager, commercial services management specialist, 601 Riverfront Dr., Omaha, NE 68102.
Both stages must be completed no later than 4 p.m. (Central Time), March 8, 2024, to be considered or award.
