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Office of Procurement Questions and Response UAPB A218 Bookstore Operations and Management Services UAPB may request clarification of a question(s) or reserves the right not to respond to that question(s). Q. Section 1.2 “Background.” Please provide the past 3 years sales separated out by product classification. Classifications may vary. For example: a. New Text b. Used Text c. Rental Text d. Digital Text e. Trade books f. School Supplies g. Computer software h. Computer hardware i. Clothing j. Giftware k. Convenience l. Health & Beauty Aids m. Departmental Purchases n. Other product categories o. If applicable, are dual enrollment sales included? A. FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 Textbooks 250,275 175,274 128,996 95,866 Apparel 156,024 179,509 177,205 122,062 Gifts 13,627 13,110 14,726 14,308 1 Office of Procurement Q. Section 1.2 “Background.” Please provide the total billable credit hours for the previous 2 academic years. A. 100,486 billable credit hours -Previous 2 Academic Years Q. Section 1.2 “Background.” What are total billable credit hours for dual enrollment students over the previous 2 academic years? A. N/A Q. Section 1.2 “Background.” Please provide a floorplan and any available pictures of the current bookstore space. A. See Exhibit B Q. Section 1.3 “Purpose.” Are there any product restrictions set by the college for students using financial aid? A. No Q. Section 1.3 “Purpose.” Is the university open to an Equitable Access solution where all required course materials are available to students via a price per credit hour charge. A. Yes Q. A. Section 2.3 “Incumbent Transition.” Are the fixtures in the store fully depreciated in the store do you plan to have the incoming vendor be able to use the current fixtures if needed? See Section 2 Q. What percentage of digital course materials do you have today? A. About 20% Q. You mentioned at the Bidders Conference an interest in growing digital adoptions as part of this transition? Confirming this is true and, if so, Do you have faculty support? Yes A. 2 Office of Procurement Q. A. Q. A. Has the institution implemented an inclusive access program? If so, what percentage of courses utilize Inclusive Access and how much revenue is generated from Inclusive Access? No Are you considering implementing an Equitable Access program as a means to provide digital course materials? Yes Q.