Ink, Printing

The California Statewide Contract 1-22-75-62 is a comprehensive Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) focused on providing high-quality printing and drawing ink products for government entities. The contract covers a wide range of ink categories including coldset, heatset, sheetfed, and LED UV inks, with specific emphasis on environmentally compliant products. Available products meet rigorous technical specifications, including VOC content limits of 2.5 lbs/gal or less, minimum bio-renewable content percentages of 50-60%, and G7 certification compliance. The IDV supports various printing processes and includes diverse ink types such as envelope inks, forms inks, standard colors, metallic inks, process colors, aqueous coatings, and specialized variants like laser-safe and OCR inks.

The contract is awarded to Pressmans Pride, a certified Small Business, and is administered by the California Department of General Services (DGS) Statewide Procurement division. The IDV has a performance period from September 12, 2022, through September 11, 2026, with an option to extend for two additional one-year periods. The contract provides statewide coverage for California, serving state departments, California State Universities, University of California system, K-12 schools, and participating local governmental agencies. Delivery options include 48-hour delivery for smaller quantities and 7-day delivery for large 3,500-pound tote sizes, with F.O.B. destination pricing and no minimum order requirements. An administrative fee of 1.25% is applied to local government transactions.