Specifications include, but are not limited to: The purpose of this solicitation is to acquire services complying with the enclosed description and/or specifications and conditions. It is the intent of the University of South Carolina (hereinafter “USC”) to solicit proposals for the exclusive management and operation of the University’s bookstores for the Columbia Campus and related services in accordance with the requirements stated herein.At a minimum, the Contractor must furnish all labor and materials to manage the bookstoreoperations, which shallprovide University Stakeholders multiple marketplaces for the following: ➢New,used, digital textbooksand codes–for students and stakeholders to purchase, rent, and sellused textbooks (buyback);➢Reference and trade books, stationery, student supplies;➢Computer software, fraternity and sorority items, and other merchandise items now sold in the Universitybookstore;➢Additional consumable and non-consumable items normally sold in a university bookstore(including but not limited to food and beverage, licensed apparel, gifts, toiletryitems, etc.);➢Services shall include but not be limited to providing special book orders and correspondence course materials;➢Academic Regaliaand Graduation supplies including but not limited cap and gown sales and rental; graduation announcements, gifts, keepsake items, frames, alumni items, etc. ➢Clearance and course packs; as well as providing other servicesordinarily made available in universitybookstores.
