C26063000 Printing Services - Bank Deposit Slips

The California Department of Parks and Recreation is soliciting bids for a three-year contract to provide reproduction, assembly, binding, and shipping of four-part carbonless bank deposit slips. The contractor must produce slips measuring 8-5/8 by 3-1/2 inches in a wrap-around booked form with 50-page pads and chip board backers. Each slip must feature a specific color sequence of white, yellow, pink, and blue, utilizing black ink in Arial point six font. Technical requirements include compliance with financial institution industry standards for magnetic ink (MICR) and sequential, non-duplicated numbering for each bank account. Binding must be on the short side with perforations, and all preprinted data must include the agency name, location code, park names, address, routing, and account numbers. Award of the contract will be based on the lowest Printing Service (M) rate, with a specific tie-breaking hierarchy involving excess printing rates and shipping costs. The agency estimates an annual volume of 100,000 slips with a minimum order of 1,000 slips per account. Bidders may benefit from a 5 percent Small Business preference and specific Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise incentives. The contract includes standard state clauses regarding drug-free workplaces, non-discrimination, and prompt payment under Government Code Chapter 4.5. Termination for convenience requires 30 days written notice, and final invoices must be submitted within 90 calendar days of contract expiration. All bid submissions must be provided as a single PDF document not exceeding 10 megabytes.