Printing of food guide booklets

The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is seeking bids for printing 33,500 WIC Food Guide booklets through an Invitation for Bid (IFB) solicitation. The procurement covers full-color, 8" x 8" saddle-stitched booklets printed using four-color process on 100# text gloss paper and 60# cover gloss white stock. Distribution will involve 25,500 booklets to be shipped to regional WIC sites across South Carolina's health departments (including Lowcountry, Midlands, Pee Dee, and Upstate regions), with the remaining 8,000 booklets delivered to the Educational Materials Library in Cayce, SC. The bid solicitation was issued on 08/13/2025, with proposals due by 09/11/2025 at 2:30 PM ET, and contract award scheduled for 09/17/2025. Vendors must submit offers online through the South Carolina procurement website, provide a pre-production color match proof, package booklets in labeled boxes, and comply with the South Carolina Government Printing Services Manual. Successful bidders must ensure materials are safe and non-toxic, suitable for use around children and pregnant mothers, and maintain high-quality commercial-grade production standards.

Bidders must be registered vendors and can claim preferences such as South Carolina Resident Vendor Preference and US End-Product Preference. The unit pricing will be per 1,000 booklets and must include all setup, delivery, and shipping charges. While no specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises are explicitly mentioned, vendors will need to be registered and capable of meeting strict printing and distribution requirements. The total projected caseload spans fiscal years 2025-2029, with distribution quantities ranging from 50 to 4,000 units per site, suggesting a potential multi-year contract value. The Richland County Health Department represents the largest allocation at 4,000 units, while smaller counties like McCormick and Abbeville will receive minimal quantities. All materials and files provided by DPH will remain the property of the department, and the winning vendor must coordinate directly with DPH Communications to obtain print-ready artwork files.