Printing Services - Oregon Revised Statutes, Oregon Laws and Related Publications

The Office of the Legislative Counsel for the State of Oregon has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP 2023-1) for printing services involving the Oregon Revised Statutes, Oregon Laws, and associated publications, targeting jurisdictions including Marion County. The primary procurement objectives include printing, binding, packaging, and delivering approximately 1,131 22-volume sets of Oregon Revised Statutes, 1,156 volumes of the 2024 Oregon Laws supplement, 1,156 volumes of the Annotations Cumulative Supplement, and 225 three-volume sets of the 2024 Oregon Laws. Proposal submissions are due by September 21, 2023, with an anticipated contract start date of October 23, 2023, and continuing through December 31, 2024. Evaluation criteria will focus on the proposer's ability to meet specified quality standards, delivery timelines, and comprehensive printing requirements. The agency intends to award the contract to the proposer with the highest score as evaluated in sections 4.1 through 4.6 of the RFP, with a protest period ending on October 5, 2023, at 5:00 p.m.

The solicitation encourages participation by disadvantaged, minority-owned, women-owned, and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses as subcontractors, though no specific set-aside percentages are mandated. The maximum not-to-exceed compensation for the contract is estimated between $300,000 and $350,000, with payment structured in three installments tied to specific deliverables. Contractors have flexibility in proposing delivery dates, with the agency potentially giving preference to proposals meeting a 100-day delivery timeline for the 2023-2024 Oregon Laws volumes. The contract will be awarded to Sheridan Books, Inc., based on the Notice of Intent to Award document. Bidders must demonstrate the capability to produce high-quality publications with precise specifications, including the ability to handle complex printing requirements for legal and legislative documents within the specified timeframes.