Athletic Apparel, Uniforms, Accessories and Footwear

Background
Eastern Washington University (EWU) is seeking proposals from qualified companies to establish a multi-year athletic footwear, uniform, accessories, and apparel agreement to support EWU’s Intercollegiate Athletics programs. The university has approximately 350 student-athletes participating in fourteen varsity sports and has been an official member of NCAA Division I since the 1983-1984 academic year. The athletics department currently has an Adidas apparel agreement and met minimum spend requirements ($350k) on product during the most recent fiscal year (2022-23).

Work Details
The contractor is expected to establish a footwear, uniform, apparel, and accessory supplier for all sponsored intercollegiate athletics programs, support personnel, and support programs. This includes providing additional apparel, footwear, or merchandise when EWU reaches or exceeds annual purchase volume levels.
The vendor must also include additional on-field performance program incentives for NCAA FCS Football Playoff appearances and championships, individual and specific sport conference awards, basketball conference championship, and NCAA and other postseason tournaments.
Additionally, the vendor must provide pricing amounts for screen-printing & embroidering services.

Period of Performance
The period of performance of any resulting contract is July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2030. EWU reserves the right to extend the contract for two additional one-year periods, for a total contract period not to exceed seven years.