ESS Envelopes

The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF), Office of Economic Self Sufficiency (ESS), is seeking a vendor to provide approximately 3 million specialty envelopes over the course of 12 months. The envelopes will be used to support notifications related to Medicaid redetermination. The Invitation to Bid (ITB) provides detailed specifications for the envelopes, including delivery requirements and performance measures. Bids are due by December 16, 2022, and DCF anticipates awarding a contract with a start date of January 3, 2023, for a 12-month term. The selected vendor must work with DCF's current printing and mail services vendor. Funding for the contract will be from state of Florida general revenue, contingent upon annual legislative appropriations.

The ITB encourages participation from woman-, veteran-, and minority-owned small businesses and provides information on how to register in the state's supplier diversity program. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. The Notice of Intent to Award indicates that the contract will be awarded to PRIDE Enterprises. No other details were provided regarding pricing terms, set asides, incumbent information, or the anticipated contract value.