Secure Title Paper Fulfillment

The Georgia Department of Revenue awarded a contract for secure title paper fulfillment to American Bank Note Company on October 5, 2023, following solicitation closure on May 25, 2023. The contract encompasses supply, printing, and mailing of personalized and non-personalized secure vehicle titles, with implementation effective January 1, 2024.

The estimated contract award is $2,505,760, comprising $853,360 for title paper and envelopes ($777,600 for paper and $75,760 for envelopes) and $1,652,400 for postage pass-through costs at United States Postal Service rates that are non-negotiable. The contract is structured as an open agency contract with estimated award amounts subject to actual usage.

Suppliers were required to submit twenty samples of proposed non-personalized title paper for Department review of security specifications and commercial laser-printer compatibility. Key qualifications included prior experience in printing and mailing personalized secure titles, capability to maintain non-personalized title-paper inventory, and ability to print and mail titles within two business days of receiving Department data. Evaluation criteria encompassed facility security, quality assurance procedures, business continuity and disaster recovery planning, integration with existing Department of Revenue web services without interface changes, First-Class Pre-Sort mail-rate capability, and compliance with NIST security standards. Suppliers were required to provide detailed contingency plans, data purging and destruction procedures, and National Change of Address handling protocols.

American Bank Note Company was the sole offeror evaluated. All seven total offerors achieved passing ratings across administrative requirements and mandatory documentation. American Bank Note Company received a cost score of 100, a validated technical score of 535, and a security technical score of 150, yielding a final technical score of 785. No unsuccessful offerors were identified. Protests must be submitted electronically to doas.protests@doas.ga.gov in accordance with the Georgia Procurement Manual.