Comprehensive Campus Bookstore and Retail Services

The buyer seeks a USA-based organization to provide comprehensive offsite campus bookstore and retail services under a five-year contract. The scope requires full management services, including staffing, inventory, customer service, and compliance with security and IT requirements. The contractor must manage an online textbook platform, a spirit store, a gift shop, athletics and event merchandise operations, and distance learning retail services. The selected vendor must provide course materials in print, digital, and rental formats, implement strategies to reduce textbook costs, and offer online or onsite e-storefront customer support. Bidders must submit a list of major vendor partners and identify an annual marketing budget allotted to the university per year. Proposals must address capital investment, sponsorships, and the ability to scale operations for institutional growth. A pre-bid site visit occurs on September 2, 2026, and bidders must submit all questions by October 1, 2026. The buyer currently solicits proposals to determine the budget.