MHIA Booklets

The State of Ohio, specifically the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) General Services Division, is soliciting bids for a printing contract to produce 5,000 Mental Health Insurance Assistance (MHIA) booklets for the Ohio Department of Insurance. The procurement is a localized contract opportunity within Franklin County, seeking a vendor to print 12-page, 5.5x8.5 inch booklets on heavy white paper with full color, two-sided printing, and saddle stitch binding. The invitation to bid (ITB) was released on March 12, 2025, with a bid submission deadline of March 17, 2025, and a requested delivery date of March 28, 2025, or earlier. Vendors must submit bids online through the Ohio Buys platform, providing unit pricing with no more than three decimal places. The contract requires vendors to submit a proof to Leslie Minnich at the Ohio Department of Insurance and label cartons with the total quantity of "MHIA Understand Your Coverage Booklets". Evaluation criteria are not explicitly detailed in the provided documents, but the ITB suggests a focus on precise specification compliance and competitive pricing.

The procurement appears to have no specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, though the ITB includes an Affirmation and Disclosure Form with strict requirements about service locations. Vendors must disclose where services will be performed and data will be stored, with explicit prohibitions on offshore services and potential contract termination if services are performed outside the United States. While no incumbent vendors are mentioned, the contract is associated with a comprehensive mental health insurance coverage guide developed collaboratively by the Ohio Department of Insurance, RecoveryOhio, the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Ohio Department of Medicaid, and the U.S. Department of Labor. The document does not specify a precise budget range, but the scope involves producing 5,000 booklets, which suggests a moderate-scale printing contract. Integration requirements appear minimal, primarily focusing on accurate reproduction of the mental health insurance coverage informational materials according to specified technical and design parameters.