DNR daily lock permit

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources Parks and Recreation Division is soliciting bids for the printing and production of 3,000 daily lock permits for Chippewa County, with a posting date of September 17, 2025, and a response deadline of September 22, 2025. The procurement requires vendors to print sequential daily lock permits numbered DL32501 to DL35500 on 7-point index stock in salmon color, measuring 2 by 4.25 inches, using black ink, with one-sided printing and horizontal perforation one-half inch from the left edge. Each permit must be bound into books of 50 using staples on the perforated end and packaged in boxes of 1,000 per box in numerical sequence, with numbering ranges clearly printed on exterior cartons for shipment to the Cheboygan Field Office. Vendors must be pre-qualified with the State of Michigan's Print & Mail Management (PMM) program and registered with the state prior to bid submission, with pre-qualification requiring approximately one week. Camera-ready artwork and copy will be provided in electronic PDF format by the Parks and Recreation Division, and all plates and negatives must be returned upon order completion. Critical evaluation criteria include vendor accountability and implementation of strict control measures over printing, numbering, and inventory; vendors must submit their destruction methods and plant security procedures for state approval prior to award and maintain complete accountability for overruns, duplicates, and spoilage for state audit purposes.

No set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise requirements, or incumbent vendor restrictions are identified in the solicitation documents. All bids must be submitted online on an F.O.B. Destination, prepaid basis with complete costs and freight to the General Services Building dock at 7461 Crowner Drive, Lansing, Michigan 48913, which operates Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., excluding standard holidays. Vendors must accept Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) payments and adhere to specific packaging standards, including pallet specifications with maximum dimensions of 48" length by 48" width and maximum gross weight of 4,000 pounds, with all cartons labeled with commodity numbers, descriptions, purchase order numbers, and quantity information. Electronic copies of all materials must be provided in source software format with all revisions, fonts, and images, as well as in PDF format, and become the property of the State of Michigan. The state maintains an overs/unders policy prohibiting underruns while charging vendors for overruns, and any subcontractors involved in production must adhere to the same security precautions as the principal vendor. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the available procurement documents.