This ITB is a call for competition to establish contracts for digital color and digital black & white printing and copying services and finishing on an as-need basis. This solicitation includes certain environmentally preferable standards for routine orders, such as a standard for 100% PCF paper. Seattle Municipal Code 20.60.200 directs the City to pursue green products.

The City also has many other individual, separate non-routine jobs. The City departments will select among the printers in the pool for those jobs.

Currently, the City wide usage in the past twelve months has been approximately $700,000.00 for these combined services. At the City’s option, eco-friendly services may be awarded as a separate contract or may be part of an award of standard services.

The City has had five successful contracts with local providers for these services; however, those contracts will soon expire and do not have any renewal options.  Therefore, the City is returning for a competitive bid to establish new contract(s)