Ohio Hunter Education Certification Card

The State of Ohio Department of Administrative Services, General Services Division, Print Procurement is seeking a contractor to produce 20,000 wallet-sized hunter education certification cards for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife. The procurement is an Invitation to Bid (ITB) for 30-mil polypropylene plastic cards in white, measuring 3.375 inches by 2.125 inches with rounded corners. The cards must feature two-sided full-color printing on a non-smear writable surface suitable for ballpoint pen use, with acceptable production methods including digital, screenprint, or offset printing. Specific requirements mandate the cards be packaged in shrink-wrapped sets of 50 or 100 units per box, with appropriate labeling and padding to prevent shipping damage. The bid was issued on November 6, 2025, with a closing date of November 12, 2025, for online submission only, and delivery is requested by December 22, 2025, to the ODNR Division of Wildlife Warehouse in Columbus. No pre-production work can commence until digital proof approval is obtained from Chad Crouch, and bidders must submit unit pricing with no more than three decimal places, with failure to bid all items resulting in disqualification.

Bidders must complete an Affirmation and Disclosure Form affirming compliance with Executive Orders prohibiting offshore services, offshore data location, and Russian institution purchases, with all service work and state data required to be located within the United States. Historical pricing indicates comparable projects have ranged from $1,740.00 for 20,000 units in 2020 to $2,486.25 in 2019, with a larger 50,000-unit job costing $4,830.00 in 2015. Invoices must be submitted directly to Ohio Financial Shared Services with origin code "N22" to facilitate processing specific to the Division of Wildlife. The procurement covers jurisdictions including Franklin County and multiple Columbus City jurisdictions, though no specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises are mentioned in the documentation. Any changes requested by the ordering agency that result in additional charges must be submitted separately from the awarded purchase order price. The contract appears to be open to standard commercial vendors capable of meeting the detailed specifications for hunter education certification card production.