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Basic Information

Reference Number

0000337365

Issuing Organization

University of Texas at Arlington

Owner Organization

University of Texas at Arlington

Solicitation Type

RFP - Request for Proposal (Formal)

Solicitation Number

UTA2024-006

Title

Bookstore Lease and Operations

Source ID

PU.AC.USA.1600875.C11769101

Details

Location

United States, Texas, Tarrant County

Delivery Point

UT Arlington

Purchase Type

Duration: 7 years
Option: 2 - 5 year options to renew

Piggyback Contract

Description

RFP for contractor to lease and operate campus bookstore for seven (7) years with two (2) 5 year renewal options.

Dates

Publication

12/13/2023 10:19 AM CST

Bid Intent

Not Available

Question Acceptance Deadline

01/30/2024 05:00 PM CST

Questions are submitted online

Closing DateA - Previous Addendum

03/12/2024 03:00 PM CDT

Prebid Conference

01/09/2024 09:30 AM CST

Onsite Visit

01/09/2024 10:30 AM CST

Contact Information

Nancy Czarowitz

czarowitz@uta.edu

Buyer Preferences, Guidelines & Requirements

General Requirements

- Employee Background Checks Required

- Insurance Required

- Local Service Required

Award Requirements

- All or None Award

Pre-Bidding Events

Event Type

Prebid Conference

Attendance

Mandatory

Event date

01/09/2024 09:30 AM CST

Location

Either in person at 219 W. Main Street, Arlington 76017 or via Teams meeting

Event Note

For any proposal a proposer submits to be accepted by the University that proposer MUST attend the mandatory Pre-Proposal meeting either in-person at 219 W. Main Street in Arlington, Texas or via the Teams link provided in Secion 2.6 of the RFP.
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Event Type

Onsite Visit

Attendance

Recommended

Event date

01/09/2024 10:30 AM CST

Location

Campus Bookstore (400 Spaniolo Drive) & College Park Center (600 S. Center Street).

Event Note

Following the mandatory Pre-Proposal conference an optional site visit will be offer. Proposers can drive or walk to the campus bookstore (400 Spaniolo Drive) and continue to College Park Center (600 S. Center Street) to see the kiosk site(s) there.
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Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Electronic Bid Submission

Envelope 1 - Technical

Pricing

No pricing in this envelope

Bid Documents List

Item Name	Description	Mandatory	Limited to 1 file
Technical Proposal	Technical Proposal	Yes	No
No entries

Envelope 2 - Pricing

Pricing

No Pricing

Bid Documents List

Item Name	Description	Mandatory	Limited to 1 file
Pricing	Pricing document	Yes	No
No entries

Additional Bidding Instructions

Please complete all pricing information requested in Section 6 and submit in a separate envelope in BidNet

Disclaimer Please review all specifications and requirements carefully. Any exceptions to the specifications or the University’s terms and conditions must be clearly noted in your response. Exceptions will not be accepted or approved after-the-fact.

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