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This document is a bid tabulation for a term contract (Bid #110.7-22-082) issued by the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources for printing geological newsletters. The bid solicitation covers printing services for newsletters with varying page counts (28, 32, 36, and 40 pages), with a base quantity of 2,200 copies per page configuration, and an additional 100 copies plus or minus. The bid opening date was Friday, October 7, 2022, with Steve Lippert serving as the Procurement Officer. Three vendors submitted bids: United Printing, Image Printing, and Forum Comm Printing.

United Printing was designated as the bid winner, submitting the lowest total pricing for the newsletter printing services. Their unit prices ranged from $1.2068 to $1.4503 per newsletter, depending on page count, with a total bid of $11,713.02 for 2,200 copies of each page configuration. The other bidders, Image Printing and Forum Comm Printing, submitted higher total bids of $13,684.00 and $12,995.18 respectively. All three vendors indicated they could meet the delivery requirements. The bid includes pricing variations for different quantity scenarios, such as 2,100 or 2,300 copies, providing flexibility in potential order volumes.