PRINTING: In Criminal Court Booklet

The New Hampshire Bureau of Graphic Services, acting on behalf of the NH Attorney General/Department of Justice, is seeking a printing vendor to produce an "In Criminal Court Booklet" for Merrimack County. The procurement requires printing 1,425 booklets with an additional 10% overage, spanning 18 different versions across six languages: English, Arabic, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Spanish, and Vietnamese. These booklets will target three age groups (2-6, 7-12, and 13-18) and feature an 8" x 10.25" full-color saddle-stitched format with a self-cover design, accompanied by a 4-page kiss cut sticker sheet. Printing specifications mandate white 100 lb. #2 grade gloss text with minimum 10% postconsumer waste content, and 4/4 process color with bleeds for text pages. Vendors must submit comprehensive PDF proofs for all 18 versions before printing and package each version separately in clearly marked cartons. The bid submission deadline is March 12, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. EST, with bids to be emailed to Printing.Bids@das.nh.gov, and final delivery destination set as Concord, NH 03301.

While the solicitation does not explicitly mention set-aside designations or preferences for disadvantaged enterprises, the bid requires vendors to provide detailed pricing in U.S. dollars, excluding federal excise tax and including delivery costs. The State will retain ownership of all master materials for the project. Vendors must demonstrate technical capability to produce complex, multilingual print materials with precise specifications, including kiss-cut die cutting and color process management. The specific budget range is not disclosed in the available documentation, but the project's complexity and multiple language versions suggest a potentially significant contract value. Delivery timing remains to be determined, and interested vendors should carefully review the complete bid specifications to ensure compliance with the technical and logistical requirements outlined in the solicitation.