Alabama Procurement Portal #SRC0000037521

Secure production and mailing of Alabama Board of Nursing continuing-education cards

The Alabama Board of Nursing seeks secure production and mailing of continuing-education cards for nurses and CE providers. - Buyer: Alabama Board of Nursing (ABN). - OEMs and vendors: No product manufacturer or performing vendor is named in the provided information. - Products: CR80 plastic CE and CE-provider cards, 3.375 × 2.125 inches and 0.30 inch thick; no separate card quantity or part number is provided. - Cards require ABN-specified colors, a one-inch 3D diffractive hologram or equivalent security feature, preprinted reverse-side text, a two-track HICO magnetic stripe compatible with ABN’s TriComm Data Recorder, and protective lamination. - Personalization differs by card type: nurse name for CE cards; provider name, number, status, and expiration date for CE-provider cards. - Services and quantities: 12,000 CE-card imprinting services and 12,000 postage units. Services include personalization, encoding, lamination, attaching cards to ABN-approved letter-format carriers, insertion into twin-window #10 envelopes, and U.S. First-Class mailing. - Notable requirements: Accept secure data files on business days, including combined files for both card types; complete production and mailing within at least two business days after receiving card information; provide a secure order-status and history website and a verification email for each production run; maintain security and quality controls and monitor blank-card inventory. ABN approval is required before established processes change. Bidders must provide secure-card-manufacturer certification and describe security controls; subcontracting is prohibited.

Description

The Alabama Board of Nursing seeks a vendor to print and distribute continuing education and CE provider cards with security comparable to that of Visa or MasterCard cards. Work includes card personalization, encoding, lamination, attaching cards to approved carriers, and mailing them via U.S. First-Class Mail. The vendor must accept secure data files, provide order-status access, maintain security and quality controls, and meet a minimum two-business-day turnaround. Subcontracting is not acceptable, and bidders must provide secure-card manufacturer certification and pricing for the specified services and materials.

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