Specifications include, but are not limited to: The University is seeking suppliers to multi-award massage therapy services for student-athletes. Massage therapy services are needed year-round with demand fluctuating based on sport and season. Services are needed on campus and occasionally, upon request and approval, during team travel. Objectives; The University seeks to retain the services of a Supplier to comply with all Higher Education, State, and federal requirements and support the University’s mission of supplying high quality education to its students and contributing to the advancement of the entire state of Oklahoma. Deliver fast effective service to University Departments. Contain the overall costs of a responsive program. Behavioral Expectations; All massage therapists will be subject to background checks. OU reserves the right to deny the services of specific massage therapists. Personal relationships of any kind are not to be developed with student-athletes. Communication regarding services should occur between the massage company/therapist and full-time OU employees only. Supplier understands that their massage therapists are there to provide massage therapy services only. Existence of certifications in other areas of expertise does not constitute the ability to give student-athletes medical advice of any kind outside of the scope of massage therapy specifically.