RFP Bookstore Operations for the University Community - 2025

This contract awards a 10‑year campus‑bookstore operations and management agreement to Textbook Brokers for Wayne State University. The vendor will assume full‑service brick‑and‑mortar retail, e‑commerce, café, and athletics‑retail functions, integrate with the university’s OneCard payment system, and handle inventory transition from the outgoing Barnes & Noble vendor. The scope includes POS integration, inclusive‑access digital material support, marketing, community engagement, and optional space renovation plans, with a revenue‑share/comission model and extensive reporting requirements. • Operate a 29,447 sq ft two‑story bookstore, campus‑card integration, café and athletics retail. • Provide textbook, digital, rental, OER, and general merchandise sales plus e‑commerce platform. • Required start date Nov 1 2025, 10‑year base term, optional 5‑year extension, mandatory pre‑proposal meeting attendance.