Contract 47670

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Intercollegiate Athletics awarded a contract to Wayne State University for the provision of intercollegiate women's basketball services. The contract, valued at $5,000, was executed on October 23, 2026, with performance occurring at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska. Under the terms of this athletic event agreement, the University of Nebraska engaged Wayne State University as the visiting team for a women's basketball contest scheduled for October 23, 2026. The contracting organization, the University of Nebraska through its Board of Regents, assumed all management and operational responsibilities for the event, including the arrangement and payment of game officials, while providing Wayne State University with a cash guarantee of $5,000, 100 complimentary tickets, and a postgame meal.

The service delivery encompasses the hosting and coordination of a single intercollegiate athletic competition governed by National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules and regulations. Wayne State University retained responsibility for its own travel and operational expenses, while the University of Nebraska retained exclusive broadcast rights through its conference affiliation with The Big Ten Conference. The agreement included a liquidated damages provision of $25,000 applicable to cancellation, forfeiture, or failure to appear by either party, with specified exceptions for mutual consent and force majeure events, including pandemic-related conditions and NCAA directives. The contract period of performance spans a single day, October 23, 2026, and represents a standard visiting team guarantee arrangement for NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.