# MiraCosta College Planet bids #Bid #01-27

Printing and Mailing of Community Education and College for Kids Publications

**Posted:** October 01, 2026
**Respond By:** October 23, 2026
**Identifier:** Bid #01-27
**NAICS:** 323111, 561439

MiraCosta Community College District is seeking a contractor to print, finish, deliver, and mail its Community Education and Workforce Development and College for Kids publications.
- **Government buyer:** MiraCosta Community College District, Purchasing Department.
- **Opportunity:** Bid #01-27 for printing and mailing services; one contractor is sought, with award based on the lowest evaluated bid.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No required OEMs or printing contractor are named. The San Diego Union-Tribune is identified as the publisher of the bid notice.
- **Publications and quantities:**
  - College for Kids mailers: 29,433 copies per edition for two editions; each is a 16-page, full-color, saddle-stitched mailer.
  - Community Education schedules: 159,834 copies for the summer edition and 161,564 copies each for the fall and spring editions. These are full-color, saddle-stitched schedules with edition-specific page-count options.
- **Requested services:** Prepress and file preparation, full-color printing, proofs, mailing-panel versions, variable-data printing and addressing, mailing-list processing, duplicate removal, NCOA/CASS processing and certification, EDDM preparation, USPS sorting and documentation, postage estimates, USPS induction, and delivery of non-mailed copies to the District.
- **Mailing and production requirements:** Editions include targeted mailings, simplified EDDM mailings where specified, and District-delivery quantities. The contractor must meet publication-specific proof, production, mailing, and delivery deadlines and provide quality control.
- **Additional notice publication:** The attachment includes a bid-notice publication service in the San Diego Union-Tribune, with two placements.
- **Contract value:** No overall contract value is provided; the legal notice proof lists estimated publication charges of $1,345.97, which is not a stated estimate for the printing and mailing contract.

### Description

MiraCosta Community College District is soliciting electronic bids for printing and mailing services under Bid #01-27. The source identifies the scope as “See bid docs” and includes an RFB attachment titled “Printing and Mailing Services,” with a scope of work and technical specifications. Required submissions include line items, two cost files, a non-collusion affidavit, references, agreement to terms and conditions, and company information and signatory page. The portal lists a response deadline of October 23, 2026, while the attached RFB states October 22, 2026.

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