National Park Service Enters Into 20-Year Lease for Oregon Inlet Marina
Cape Hatteras National Seashore is pleased to announce that the National Park Service (NPS) has executed a lease with Oregon Inlet Marinas, LLC, managed by Russell C. King, to provide for the maintenance and continued operation of Oregon Inlet Marina, also known as Oregon Inlet Fishing Center, for use as a charter boat marina. The lease is for a 20-year period and will commence on December 31, 2018. Oregon Inlet Marinas, LLC was selected to negotiate a lease for Oregon Inlet Marina in accordance with the Request for Proposals (RFP), which was issued on June 7, 2018, and closed on September 5, 2018. The NPS received multiple proposals in response to the RFP and selected Oregon Inlet Marinas, LLC as the best responsive proposal in accordance with the selection criteria published in the RFP.
In accordance with the lease, the lessee will be authorized the use of the marina premises for the following purposes:
As Oregon Inlet Marina comes under new management, the National Park Service would like to thank Oregon Inlet Fishing Center, LLC for its many years of providing high-quality charter fishing services on the Outer Banks. “The Oregon Inlet Fishing Center and the talented captains docking at the marina have put Oregon Inlet on the map as one of the best offshore fishing destinations in the world,” stated David Hallac, Superintendent National Parks of Eastern North Carolina.
For more information about the RFP and NPS entering into lease negotiations with Oregon Inlet Marinas, LLC, please visit the following press releases: RFP: https://www.nps.gov/caha/learn/news/18_024.htm
Lease Negotiations: https://www.nps.gov/caha/learn/news/18_049.htm
Please direct any questions about this announcement to NPS Outer Banks Group Management Analyst Sarah Merrill at caha_commercial_services@nps.gov or 252-475-9033.