Apparel and Promotional Items

The State of Connecticut’s Department of Administrative Services (DAS) is issuing an RFP to procure a broad range of apparel, footwear, promotional merchandise, and related marketing items for use in state‑wide sales‑promotion and employment‑promotion activities. Vendors will be expected to supply items such as branded clothing, luggage, personal‑care products, promotional material, and other merchandise that support the state’s marketing and outreach programs. The solicitation includes categories for sales‑promotion services, footwear, employment‑promotion services, and various promotional merchandise lines. • Scope: Supply of apparel, footwear, luggage, personal‑care products, and promotional items (e.g., branded merchandise, annual reports, marketing collateral). • Categories: Sales promotion services, footwear, employment promotion services, apparel & luggage, promotional merchandise, marketing & distribution. • Delivery term: FOB Destination. • Vendor type: Open to all vendors (no restrictions). • Contracting agency: State of Connecticut – DAS Procurement. • Contact: Sandra De La Cruz (main contact). • No line‑item bidding; the bid is a single‑award contract.