On July 18, 2017, a Request for Proposals (RFP) was issued by the National Park Service (NPS) to solicit proposals from the private sector to lease, on a long-term basis, one historic building in Hot Springs National Park - the Maurice Bathhouse. The Maurice is located on "Bathhouse Row" a National Historic Landmark District that contains the grandest collection of bathhouses of its kind in America. These buildings are arrayed in a continuous row along the main street of the City of Hot Springs, Arkansas, opposite the City's "Main Street" style commercial streetscape. Built 1912, this historic building is approximately 22,919 square feet. Other buildings located on Bathhouse Row besides the Maurice are: the park's Headquarters Building; the Lamar Bathhouse which serves as NPS offices and curatorial space and also is the home of the Bathhouse Row Emporium, the park's official store; the Buckstaff Bathhouse, a traditional bathhouse that has been in continuous operation since 1912 and open to the public under an NPS concession contract; the Ozark Bathhouse, the park's Cultural Center; the Quapaw Bathhouse, leased and operated as a modern day spa featuring the hot springs thermal waters; the Fordyce Bathhouse, used as the park visitor center; the Hale Bathhouse, currently in negotiations for a lease to open as a boutique hotel and specialty restaurant; and the Superior Bathhouse, leased and operated as a brewery and distillery.

Parties interested in obtaining an RFP should contact Management Specialist Tricia Horn by mail at Hot Springs National Park, 101 Reserve Street, Hot Springs, Arkansas 71901, by phone at 501-620-6730, or via email at [email protected]. Electronic copies of the RFPs are available on the National Park Service's Commercial Services website at: https://concessions.nps.gov/news.htm

If you choose to retrieve a copy from the website, please notify Ms. Horn so you are placed on the mailing list to receive notifications or other correspondence regarding this RFP.

Any offer must be received by 4:00 p.m. CST on April 30, 2018, hand carried, mailed or sent via overnight delivery to National Park Service, Midwest Regional Office, 601 Riverfront Drive, Omaha, NE 68102, Attention: Commercial Services Manager.