Specifications include, but are not limited to: provide Bookstore Management and Operation Services as outlined. Operating Schedule. The Contractor will be required to operate the Bookstore on a 12-month basis, based on the University's academic calendar. Merchandising. The University reserves the right to recommend merchandise to be sold in the Bookstore and to request the removal of merchandise for sale in the Bookstore which the University considers offensive, inappropriate or based upon University rules, regulations or policy. The Contractor shall stock in sufficient quantity, display, and offer for sale: (a) All required, recommended, and suggested text and course books, whether new or used, in the editions specified by faculty or other designated departmental representatives; (b) Other educational materials and supplies used by the University's students; (c) Speculative merchandise such as books, magazines, soft goods, stationery, desk and room accessories and other items normally sold in a college bookstore, to the extent that the sale of such items is compatible with the educational mission of the University and the Bookstore's purposes; and (d) Food items and other items not normally sold in a college bookstore upon specific prior approval by the University's designated representative.
