Mount Rainier National Park 12/7/2018

NPS Form 10-550(Rev. 11/2016) OMB Control No. 1024-0268 National Park Service Expiration Date: 11/15/2019 Mount Rainier National Park Attn: CUA Coordinator 55210 238th Avenue East Ashford,WA 98304 Date applications are accepted: Mount Rainier National Park begins accepting applications annually starting September 1 for CUAs and SUPiICUAs. SUPiICUAs are accepted on a first-come,first-served basis. SUPiICUAs are for one year and all activities can be applied for each year. CUAs are for 2 years and are accepted in monthly rounds. Note the alternate years depending on the activity as follows: September 1, 2018: Applications accepted for the following CUAs: Summer Guided Overnight Wilderness Use (backpacking), Drive-in Campground Use, Guided Day Hiking, Bicycling, Shuttles, and Winter Guided Day and Overnight Wilderness Use(for years 2019/2020). September 1, 2019: Applications accepted for Single Trip Guides Climbing, and Photography and Art Courses (for years 2020/2021). Monthly rounds: The Park limits the number of CUAs issued for each activity.Applications for CUAs will be accepted in monthly rounds.The September round will accept applications postmarked between September 1 and September 30. Any remaining CUAs that were not issued in September will be available for the October round.Those applications postmarked October 1 through October 31 will be considered in the October round.After October, it is first-come, first-served for any remaining CUAs. Application packets need to be postmarked September 30th or earlier to be eligible for the initial CUA qualification determination.Your application packet will not be considered if incomplete and you will not be solicited for missing information. Multi-level NPS Qualification Process: Depending upon the number of applications received,the NPS may process the CUA applications in several stages in order to ensure that park safety and resource matters are appropriately addressed.The first stage represents an initial qualification to ensure that specific requirements for each authorized activity are met and all of the required information has been provided. If the Application is determined by NPS to be complete and meet the minimum qualifications as set forth in the appendices,the CUA application passes the initial qualification and moves to a second stage. (a) All applications that pass the initial qualification will be grouped by activity at the end of each month. If there are an equal or fewer number of successful applicants for a given CUA activity,then a CUA will be issued to each applicant. If there are more successful applicants having passed the initial qualification than the number of CUAs for a given activity, the NPS will perform a second qualification round.The superintendent will select as the best application (from among the qualified applications)that the superintendent determines on the basis of a narrative explanation outlined in the Operating Plan that will, on an overall basis, best provide the park with the greatest demonstration of (1) resource protection, (2)safety and responsiveness to its customers and park visitors. (b) Operating plan responsiveness to customers and resource protection information or narrative could include: • Specific examples of business operations undertaken by the Applicant that demonstrate these objectives. • Details of overall background and experience in providing services similar to those that are to be provided. • Resumes of key individuals that you will employ to carry out management and operations under the contract that demonstrate these objectives. Describe how you will employ the Leave No Trace Program as part of your operation in Mount Rainier National Park. Confirmation and Award:All requests for CUAs will receive a response from our office. If the application results in award, the CUA will be emailed to the applicant for signature. If the entity is not awarded a CUA,the administrative fee will be returned. Page 9 of 21