NIGP 71552: Journalistic Services to Include Page Charges for Publications

NIGP 71552 Journalistic Services To Include Page Charges For Publications is an Item code capturing the range of editorial, design, printing, and publication services that state and local governments buy to produce newsletters, annual reports, tourism guides, yearbooks, and other branded communications. Recent solicitations show school districts, county tourism boards, municipal authorities, and special-purpose districts acquiring turnkey publication design and production, photography services, printing and mailing logistics, and marketing and communications strategy — often bundled with advertising sales management, content development, and distribution. The work spans high-end lifestyle and travel guides requiring ten years of demonstrated design and production expertise, district-wide photography services across hundreds of school sites with tiered pricing for elementary through high school populations, and comprehensive bulk mailing and print coordination with FERPA compliance and secure data handling. Issuing bodies include county boards of commissioners on behalf of tourism and communications divisions, school districts ranging from single-county systems to large multi-site districts, and regional purchasing cooperatives aggregating demand across multiple education service centers.

Recent activity clusters in Florida and Ohio, with Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) in Tampa soliciting an approved vendor list for picture services across 254 school sites under RFQ 19106D-EST-BJH with a response date of July 30, 2026, Collier County Board of County Commissioners issuing an RFP for a high-end Tourism Visitor Guide targeting Naples, Marco Island, and Everglades markets with responses due June 3, 2026, and Dayton Public Schools in Montgomery County, Ohio requesting printing and bulk mailing services through RFP 26-012 with a May 15, 2026 deadline. The Great Lakes Water Authority in Michigan (Wayne County) solicited marketing and communication services through competitive procurement with a May 22, 2026 deadline, and Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas posted EDACT2628, a catalog discount bid on educational activities and supplies for a cooperative network, with a July 30, 2026 closing. Insurance requirements are standard across the code — general liability coverage at $1 million to $2 million aggregate is typical, and bonds appear when direct student or client payment collection is involved or contract values exceed specified thresholds.