FOOD & BEVERAGE VENDING SERVICES

2026-11-03

Model 1 : Traditional Vending Machines Only Under this model , the College maintains a traditional vending environment for food , beverages , or both . Equipment Requirements • Vendor must provide all vending machines and equipment at no cost to the College . • Machines must meet ENERGY STAR or equivalent efficiency standards . • Machines must include telemetry ( inventory monitoring , machine health , cashless reporting ). • Payment readers must support chip , swipe , and contactless / tap payments and be PCI ‑ DSS compliant . Stocking and Freshness Requirements • Machines must be stocked with fresh , high ‑ quality , unexpired products . • Temperature ‑ controlled units with automated logging are required for fresh ‑ food vending . • Minimum stocking frequency : o High ‑ turnover : daily or every other day o Moderate ‑ volume : at least twice weekly o Low ‑ volume : as needed to prevent outages Placement and Collaboration • Vendor shall collaborate with the College on machine placement and product balancing . • Machines may be removed if sales fall to ≤ 50 % of median machine sales for six consecutive months , subject to College approval .

North Carolina

2026-05-08