MDOT tear away tags with bar code and numbering

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has posted a state and local contract opportunity for the procurement of 12,000 tear-away tags with barcodes and sequential numbering. The tags are to be 3" x 5" in size, printed in black ink on 150# light blue or white tag stock, with a horizontal perforation 2" from the bottom, 45-degree trimmed corners, a 1/4" reinforced hole with a 6" string, and barcodes and numbering printed above and below the perforation. The tags are divided into 4 series, with 6,500, 3,000, 1,500, and 1,000 tags respectively. The contract will be awarded based on best price and value to the state, which may not go to the lowest bidder. The jurisdictions included are Ingham County and the City of Lansing. The bid request indicates that only pre-qualified vendors with the State of Michigan's Print & Mail Management (PMM) program will be considered, and the pre-qualification process takes approximately one week. Bids must be submitted online by April 4, 2023.

The contract opportunity does not specify any set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. The documents do not provide any information about incumbent vendors, existing infrastructure or technology, or potential award values or budget ranges. Vendors must be registered with the State of Michigan, accept EFT payments, and follow specific labeling and packaging requirements, as well as deliver the tags to the specified dock location in Lansing, Michigan during the specified dock hours.