JPMC Official State Newspaper

The State of Illinois, through the Department of Central Management Services (CMS), is issuing an Invitation for Bid (IFB) to establish a Joint Purchase Master Contract (JPMC) for publishing services to serve as the Official State Newspaper. The selected vendor will be required to provide a newspaper consisting of at least 4 pages of printed matter, with at least 100 square inches of printed matter per page, printed using conventional printing processes. The newspaper must have at least 25% news content per issue, or at least 1,000 column inches of news content per issue. Sealed bids are due through the BidBuy e-procurement system by 2:00 PM on October 4, 2023. The initial contract term is 3 years, with no renewal options, and the total term cannot exceed 10 years. Governmental units and qualified not-for-profit agencies in Illinois will be able to utilize the awarded vendor's services, with the vendor billing each entity separately for their actual usage.

There are no small business, minority-owned, women-owned, or veteran-owned business participation goals for this solicitation. Pricing must be submitted electronically through BidBuy based on a charge per typeset line, and the total contract value is estimated rather than firm-fixed. The State will only accept electronic submissions through the BidBuy platform, and no manual or paper-based submissions will be considered. The contract does not have an identified incumbent vendor, and the estimated contract value is not specified.