Award
KNME-TV RFP-1865-16
Printing of KNME-TV Monthly Program Guide “Ventana“
Recipient
Starline Printing Co LLLC
Awarded
July 20, 2016
Identifier
RFP-1865-16
The University of New Mexico, specifically KNME-TV (New Mexico PBS), is the government buyer responsible for this award. The contract was awarded to Starline Printing Co LLLC for the printing of the New Mexico PBS Monthly Viewer Guide, Ventana. The awarded services include printing, binding, packaging, and shipping approximately 22,000 copies per month of a 16-page, 4-color monthly program guide. The specifications include a 16.5 x 10 inch size folded to 8.25 x 10, printed on 50# Resolute Gloss Text stock, saddle-stitched binding, skid pack packaging for mail house, and carton pack for NM PBS. Shipping terms are FOB designated mail house and FOB NM PBS. The printing must be done on a heat set web press and manufactured in the Albuquerque metro area. The contract period is one year with options to extend for three additional one-year terms, not exceeding four years total. Unique contract requirements include the vendor working closely with the publishing services provider selected by UNM KNME-TV, retention of all editorial content rights by KNME-TV, and return of all files supplied to the printer upon job completion. The vendor must provide three samples of comparable projects and comply with insurance and conflict of interest requirements. The contract emphasizes environmental and social responsibility, including questions about sustainability, local supplier support, and ADA compliance.
Description
The procurement is for printing the KNME-TV Monthly Program Guide “Ventana“. The contract period is one year with the option to extend for three additional one-year terms, not exceeding four years total. The publication is a 16-page, 4-color monthly guide distributed to approximately 22,000 members. The scope includes printing, binding, packaging, and shipping. The publication must be printed on a heat set web press in the Albuquerque metro area. The awardee is expected to work closely with the publishing services provider selected by UNM KNME-TV.