Vendor Q and A Set 1~6.docx
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- Replenish specialty paper
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- 26-350SOS-COMM3-B-50973
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- Illinois
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This is a Vendor Q&A document issued by the Illinois Secretary of State (ILSOS) regarding a specialty paper replenishment contract (26-350SOS-COMM3-B-50973). The contract solicitation seeks bids for specialty papers, including recycled bond, colored paper stock, and other specialty items. Key specifications include 300,000 sheets of 11X17 20# recycled bond paper (approximately 93 cartons at 297,600 sheets when rounded down due to standard mill packaging of 3,200 sheets per carton), with a requested recycled content of 30%. The vendor identified challenges with availability of certain specifications, noting that 11X17 Goldenrod in 20# bond weight is not currently manufactured and suggesting alternatives such as 60# vellum or repackaging 23X35 50# stock. The document indicates this is a one-time purchase requirement.
The Q&A responses address technical specifications and product availability concerns raised by potential bidders regarding paper weight equivalencies, recycled content percentages, and color options. The vendor clarified that standard mill packaging constraints necessitate rounding down the requested sheet quantity and that certain color and weight combinations require alternative solutions or custom repackaging. The document notes that additional Q&A sets will follow as outstanding questions are resolved, indicating the bidding process remains active with pending clarifications for prospective vendors.
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Vendor Q & A Set 1 Replenish Specialty Paper
26-350SOS-COMM3-B-50973
1. You asked for 300,000 sheets. This product is packed at the mill in cartons of 3,200 sheets. That is not divisible into 300,000 equally. Is there a preference to round up or down?
Round Down. We can do 93 cartons for 297,600 sheets.
2. Getting you a price on 11X17 20# recycled bond is no problem. The bid does not list the percent of recycled content. 30% is most common.
There is nothing on the label for our existing #20 11x17 (#3) for the recycled content. If 30% is common, that is fine.
3. 11X17 Goldenrod is not made currently in 20#. You list 20# which is bond weight. That is equivalent to 50# Text or Offset. The closest you are going to get in 11X17 Goldenrod packaged in reams and cartons from the mill will be 60# vellum. Or we would have to cut 23X35 50# down and repackage it in our facility for you and I do not think that is what you want. They do make Canary yellow in 11X17 20# and they make the Goldenrod in 20# but only in 8 1/2 X 11.
#50 text or offset would be comparable for a replacement for us.
4. Is this a one-time purchase?
Yes, this is a one-time purchase
(Please note that there may be questions you submitted that you do not see on here. There are still outstanding questions that we are working on gathering answers for. They will be added to another Q & A set once we have answers.)
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