2026 Child Support Calendar

The State of Ohio, through its Department of Administrative Services, General Services Division, aims to contract a service provider to produce the 2026 Child Support Calendar, intended for the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The core objective of this contract is the creation of a high-quality printed 32-page calendar booklet, featuring a four-color process with a fully varnished cover with bleeds. The specific pages of 15-18 are designated to have special stock material with peel-off (kiss-cut) labels. This project requires the production of 30,500 copies adhering to precise specifications, including a size of 18” x 24” and the use of #1 100# Bright White Matte text and #1 80# Uncoated Matte cover stock, with particular label stock for the designated pages. The printing process will involve offset printing, allowing bleeds solely on the cover, with each page printed double-sided except for the label pages. Additional requirements outline scoring, folding, and saddle stitching the booklet to a final size of 9” x 12”, with a centered ¼” hole drilled through all pages. The contractor will need to prepare color laser proofs for approval by the Office of Communications in Columbus, Ohio. Packaged in bundles of 50, the calendars must be boxed in cartons not exceeding 25 lbs. Bidders have two options: to either print and distribute the calendars directly to the Job and Family Services for further distribution or handle the printing and mailing as per a provided distribution spreadsheet. The deadline for the delivery is set for or before June 16, 2025, with specific delivery addresses listed as the JFS Warehouse or as indicated by the distribution list. This effort is estimated to cost between $50,000 and $150,000, and interested parties should submit their bids by March 18, 2025. The project overseer, Mike Ruehrmund, can be contacted for further inquiries.