Annual Contract for Advertising, Publications, and Printing

Gila County is soliciting bids for an annual contract to provide all advertising, publications, and printing services for the period from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. This contract is issued in accordance with the requirements outlined in Arizona Revised Statutes, and only qualified newspapers located within Gila County are eligible to bid. A qualified newspaper must meet specific criteria including being published locally from a known office, having consecutive issue numbers and dates, publishing news of a general and public character at regular intervals, maintaining a bona fide subscriber list, not being primarily an advertising or free circulation publication, and having at least one year of second-class mail status with the United States Postal Service as of the bid date. Bidders are required to submit an affidavit from the publisher affirming that these qualifications are met. The solicitation, identified as GIL-IFB-2026-003, was posted on May 19, 2026, with a deadline for responses by June 11, 2026. The agency overseeing this procurement is the Finance office of Gila County, located in Globe, Arizona. Questions or communications related to the bidding process can be directed to Olivia Todd, the Deputy Director of Finance, via the provided email and phone number. This contract strictly adheres to the stipulated public procurement statutes and aims to ensure compliance with all legal and procedural requirements for public notices and advertising publications within the county.