Hennepin Supplier Systems #NFB0000414

Newspaper publication and distribution of Hennepin County’s 2027 financial statements

Hennepin County is seeking a qualified newspaper to publish and distribute its 2027 financial statements in Southern Hennepin County communities outside Minneapolis. - Government buyer: Hennepin County, through Purchasing and Contract Services; the detailed specifications identify the Office of Budget and Finance. - OEMs and vendors: No OEM, publisher, or other contractor is named. The County’s printing vendor is referenced generically; the County pays printing costs directly. - Requested service: Publish and distribute the County’s preprinted financial statements as an insert in a qualified newspaper serving the specified communities. - Quantity: one publication service; approximately 2,000 preprinted copies are to be picked up when requested. - Format: approximately four newsprint broadsheets, each about 11.5 × 17 inches. - Timing: complete publication within 21 days after notice that the materials are available. - Notable requirements: The newspaper must meet Minnesota’s qualified-newspaper requirements and the specified local circulation requirement, including at least 400 copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers or distributed without charge to local residents in the applicable suburbs. Bid pricing must include publisher-related costs such as pickup, delivery, transportation, and fuel.

Description

Hennepin County is seeking bids to publish its 2027 financial statements in a qualified newspaper located in one or more Southern Hennepin County municipalities other than Minneapolis. The work includes inserting and distributing the County’s preprinted financial statements, approximately four broadsheets on newsprint, with publication no later than 21 days after the County informs the successful bidder that the materials are available. The successful bidder may need to pick up approximately 2,000 preprinted copies from the County’s printing vendor, and bid prices must include all related costs. The contract period is January 1 through December 31, 2027; bids are due December 1, 2026.

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