Illinois BidBuy #27-494DOT-FINAD-B-54624

IDOT statewide on-demand printing of highway, bicycle, and Route 66 maps

The Illinois Department of Transportation is seeking on-demand printing and delivery of statewide highway, bicycle, and Route 66 maps. - Buyer: Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Finance & Administration Department, Business Services; the specifications also identify IDOT Central Office and Planning. - Scope and estimated annual quantities: Standard highway maps (360,000), large-print highway maps (360,000), standard flat maps (100), wall maps (1,000), District 1 bicycle maps (12,000), District 2–9 bicycle maps (8,000 per district), Route 66 maps (72,000), and Route 66 flat maps (20). Quantities are estimates, not guaranteed. - Run quantities also listed in the release: Standard highway maps, first run (240,000) and second run (228,000); standard flat maps, two runs of 50 each; large-print highway maps, first run (240,000). These run figures are retained separately from the annual estimates in the detailed specifications. - Printing and delivery requirements: Print from IDOT-provided electronic files; provide recyclable paper meeting the specified stock and quality requirements; use vegetable- or soybean-based ink; provide proofs, packaging, finishing, and delivery. Maps generally require four-color, two-sided printing with bleed; wall maps are one-sided. Each print job is due within 45 days of press approval, and the print shop must be within 300 highway miles of IDOT’s Springfield Central Office. - Vendor names in the source: Fidelity Print Communications, LLC; Liberty Lithographers, Inc. (DBA Liberty Creative Solutions, Inc.); and Sharp Mill Graphics, Inc. are named on a BEP-certified vendor list. The source does not identify them as bidders or selected contractors. - OEMs and part numbers: No map-product OEMs or part numbers are identified; the requested work is custom printing.

Description

The Illinois Department of Transportation is seeking printing services for multiple maps on an as-needed basis, with quantities estimated and not guaranteed. The scope includes Official Highway Maps in large, standard, and wall formats; bicycle maps for each of Illinois’s nine districts; and a Route 66 map. IDOT will provide PDF/X or comparable files, and the vendor will supply recyclable paper stock meeting or exceeding specifications. Maps generally require four-color, two-sided printing, with wall maps printed on one side.

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