Purchasing Type: Low Bidders (LB)
Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Purchasing & Contracting
AGENDA ITEM:
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Commission District(s): ALL
LB - Invitation 2026-065-ITB Ballot Printing and Absentee Ballot Printing and Mailing Services (Annual Contract with 4 Options to Renew). For use by Voter Registration & Elections to obtain emergency and provisional ballot printing, and absentee by mail ballots services. Recommend award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidders: The Tattnall Journal, Inc. dba Tattnall Ballot Solutions and Fort Orange Press, Inc. Total Amount Not To Exceed: $121,297.50.
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Information Contact: Michelle Butler, Chief Procurement Officer
Phone Number: (404) 687-3581
PURPOSE:
Consists of printing emergency and provisional ballots, and printing absentee by mail ballots awarded to two State of Georgia authorized vendors. Provision of these services is essential to the operation of Voter Registration and Elections and fulfills a statutory requirement established by the Georgia Secretary of State. Three (3) bids were received.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
Recommend award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidders:
Ballot Printing Services
The Tattnall Journal, Inc. dba Tattnall Ballot Solutions, 114-B N. Main St., Reidsville, GA 30453
Estimated Amount: $29,797.50
Absentee Ballot Printing & Mailing Services
Fort Orange Press, Inc., 11 Sand Creek Road, Albany, NY 12205
Estimated Amount: $91,500.00
Total Amount Not To Exceed: $121,297.50
and authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute the contracts and all associated documents.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
1. Contract Effective Date: Contract Execution Date
2. Contract Expiration Date: December 31, 2027
3. Amount Spent on Previous Contracts: $265,274.74
4. Funding: General - (VRE)
5. Additional Bidder
Printelect
3731 Trent Road
New Bern, NC 28562
(Non-Responsive).