Digital Flatbed Cutter

Johnson County Community College issued RFP 26-182 for the procurement and installation of one Digital Flatbed Cutting System to support wide-format graphics, campus wayfinding signage, and specialty finishing for its printing services department. The system must support contour-cutting, rigid substrate cutting, kiss-cut vinyl, and routing, with software compatibility for PDF, EPS, AI, and DXF formats, as well as integration with Onyx and Flexi. Key deliverables include the equipment, safety systems such as emergency stops and dust control, 16 hours of training, and complete documentation, all to be completed by June 30, 2026. The procurement follows a best-value trade-off strategy rather than lowest price, with evaluation weighted across total cost of ownership (30 points), technical specifications (25 points), reliability and quality (15 points), service and warranty (15 points), workflow integration (10 points), and local maintenance (5 points). Mandatory submission requirements include a completed HECVAT-Lite for cybersecurity and a VPAT for accessibility compliance; failure to provide these will result in rejection. Proposals must be submitted as a single PDF not exceeding 30 pages or 7MB via the ProcureWare portal. Delivery is FOB Destination to the college facility in Overland Park, Kansas, with final acceptance contingent upon college inspection.