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Indiana University is seeking a strategic hotel partner for student, faculty, and staff travel. The partnership should provide competitive rates, favorable terms, and high-quality accommodations. Opportunities for sponsorship and integration of value-added elements are encouraged. The RFP is due by 5:00 PM EST on July 30th, 2026. Key objectives include optimizing lodging value, ensuring convenient access, enhancing traveler experience, driving program adoption, supporting group and event lodging, establishing enterprise-level recognition, building a collaborative partnership, leveraging sponsorship opportunities, enabling broader community engagement, and supporting alumni marketing. The scope of work includes providing negotiated room rates, last room availability, a portfolio of properties, seamless booking, flexible policies, dedicated account management, support for group travel, traveler benefits, safety standards, event coordination, emergency support, compliance, sustainability practices, sponsorship development, branding, marketing campaigns, targeted promotions, and engagement opportunities.
Proposals are due by 5:00 PM Eastern Time on July 30th, 2026.
Selection will be based on financial considerations (pricing, revenue generation), hotel qualifications and network coverage, service, technology, duty of care compliance, risk, sustainability, and value-added services.
Any communication by participants with Indiana University staff other than John Bodle may result in immediate rejection of that participant, except for cases authorized in writing.