PR 3016B Welcome Center Voucher Hang Tag

The State of Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget is soliciting bids for printing services related to PR 3016B Welcome Center Voucher Hang Tags, with a posted date of December 21, 2021, and a due date of December 28, 2021. The procurement involves producing 30,000 units of welcome center voucher hang tags for Silver Lake State Park in Mears, Michigan, with a finished size of 3.5 by 8.5 inches. The deliverables require black ink printing on both sides of 65-pound pastel green cover stock, with bindery work consisting of a die-cut 1.25-inch hole and a diagonal slit at the top, wrapped in groups of 250 units and packed in cartons not exceeding 40 pounds each. Vendors must provide electronic files in source software format along with PDF copies, including all revisions, fonts, and images, and submit one PDF color proof for approval prior to production. Materials must be shipped directly to Silver Lake State Park at 9679 W. State Park Road, Mears, Michigan 49436. Only pre-qualified vendors registered with the State of Michigan and capable of accepting Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) payments are eligible to submit bids. The evaluation criteria emphasize best price and value rather than lowest cost alone, and the Department reserves the right to reject bids from vendors with past quality concerns or inability to meet requirements. Vendors must submit a detailed quote letter with their bid response, and failure to include this documentation results in automatic disqualification.

This procurement is restricted to pre-qualified vendors meeting the State of Michigan's vendor registration requirements and capable of accepting EFT payments, with pre-qualification processing taking approximately one week. All bids must be submitted online and include associated costs with freight prepaid on an F.O.B. Destination basis to the PMM dock located at 7461 Crowner Drive, Lansing, Michigan 48913. Shipments must utilize single-face hardwood pallets with specified dimensions (44"-48" length, 36"-48" width, 5'6" maximum height) and cannot exceed 4,000 pounds gross weight, with delivery required during dock hours of 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The procurement does not specify a set-aside for disadvantaged enterprises or other minority-owned business classifications, nor does it identify any incumbent vendors or current contractors. No specific award value or budget range is provided in the solicitation documents; however, vendors should be aware that a no-underruns policy is in effect, with any overruns occurring at the vendor's expense.