36 CFR § 51.48 - What happens to a right of preference in the event of termination of a concession contract for unsatisfactory performance or other breach?

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title: "36 CFR § 51.48 - What happens to a right of preference in the event of termination of a concession contract for unsatisfactory performance or other breach?"
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "51.48"
section_name: "What happens to a right of preference in the event of termination of a concession contract for unsatisfactory performance or other breach?"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
part_number: "51"
part_name: "CONCESSION CONTRACTS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "54 U.S.C. 101901-101926 and title IV of the National Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-391)."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 20668, Apr. 17, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
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# 51.48 What happens to a right of preference in the event of termination of a concession contract for unsatisfactory performance or other breach?

Nothing in this part will limit the right of the Director to terminate a concession contract pursuant to its terms at any time for less than satisfactory performance or otherwise. If a concession contract is terminated for less than satisfactory performance or other breach, the terminated concessioner, even if otherwise qualified, will not be eligible to be a preferred offeror. The fact that the Director may not have terminated a concession contract for less than satisfactory performance or other breach will not limit the authority of the Director to determine that a concessioner did not operate satisfactorily on an overall basis during the term of a concession contract.