Description
The State of Vermont, through the Department of Buildings and General Services, seeks a contractor to design, produce, distribute, and maintain both printed and digital versions of its annual Fishing Guide and Hunting & Trapping Guide for the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. The contractor must handle graphic design, layout, full‑color printing, binding, packaging, UPS shipping of up to 100,000 copies per guide, sell and manage advertising space, and provide a continuously updated HTML‑based online version with analytics. The contract is a five‑year award (initial two‑year fixed term) with annual deliveries each December and includes strict environmental, advertising, and cybersecurity requirements.
• Full design, layout, and production of two separate guides (Fishing – 64 pages; Hunting – 48 pages) in 8.5×10.5‑in format, 4‑color process on recycled, chlorine‑free paper.
• Manage up to 10 pages of advertising per guide, sell ad space, and ensure compliance with VTF &W ad‑policy (no tobacco, alcohol, political ads, etc.).
• Produce and maintain an HTML, PDF, and mobile‑friendly digital version with Google Analytics; provide quarterly advertising‑revenue reports.
• Ship up to 100,000 printed copies to ~325 license‑agent locations via UPS, using boxed packaging (≤ 75 copies/box, ≤ 30 lb).
• Meet environmental standards (minimum 30 % post‑consumer recycled content) and climate‑change certification; penalties of $500 per day for late delivery.