Specifications include, but are not limited to: NIU Intercollegiate Athletics requires team athletic apparel, footwear and accessories for its 17 men's and women's sports programs, coaches, administrative staff and support staff on an annual basis, and wishes to enter into an athletic apparel sponsorship agreement with an apparel provider who can outfit all 17 sports programs and any athletic programs that may emerge during the term of the contract, who can offer the University the best quality merchandise at the most advantageous pricing structure, and who can offer the University the best overall athletic apparel sponsorship package. The University is also requesting discounted pricing to be extended to NIU Athletics' Sports Camps, as well as to other NIU units (e.g. campus bookstore) and other NIU departments, as needed, including the NIU Alumni Association. Therefore, this Request for Proposal (RFP) is for vendors to provide an Athletic Apparel Sponsorship Package for Northern Illinois University's Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, DeKalb, Illinois 60115, that may be extended to NIU Athletics' Sports Camps, as well as to NIU auxiliary units and NIU departments, as needed, including the NIU Alumni Association, as presented in this RFP, its general terms & conditions, specifications & pricing pages, and required forms, for an initial five-year period of coverage, and with renewal options of up to an additional five years of coverage, to be determined at the discretion of the University.