RFP 2023-0500-0087 Libraries, Archives and Museums APK Building Gift and Bookstore Operator

The Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) on the behalf of the Alaska State Libraries, Archives & Museums (LAM) is seeking the best vendor to operate the gift and bookstore at the Fr. Andrew P. Kashevaroff Building (APK Building), located at 395 Whittier Street in Juneau, Alaska. APK is the site of the Alaska State Museum galleries, the Alaska State Library reading room, the research center for access to the Alaska State Library historical collections and the Alaska State Archives. The building also features a 24 seat classroom, 120-seat lecture hall, café, and a grand atrium. There are approximately 30 visitor parking places under the facility and spaces for up to 3 full-sized motor coaches (holding up to 40 passengers each) in front of the building. The store is conceived as a place to strengthen the visitors’ understanding of Alaska and further the combined academic, educational, and cultural missions of the Division of Libraries, Archives & Museums. The store is to be stocked with items and books that reflect or augment the subject matter of the temporary and permanent museum exhibits, Alaska subjects and history in general, and items related to the features of the