Thermal, Magnetic and Standard Paper Tickets Printing Service

The government authority located in Millbrae, California is seeking a vendor to provide thermal, magnetic, and standard paper tickets printing services. The agency needs to solve the ongoing logistical challenge of producing high-quality, secure transit and access tickets categorized into non-magnetic and magnetic types. The scope of work covers printing, encoding, and packaging various ticket types with pre-printed sequential serial numbering, with the understanding that ticket sizes, quantities, and designs may change during the contract period. The project requires specific printing processes, including a two-sided ticket sheet using standard perforation to produce ten tickets with a three-color process front and one-color process back. The agency is requesting specific stock materials such as 100lb C2S Semi-Gloss, ten-point minimum semi-gloss white cover stock, and ten-mil thermal paper. Quantities range from annual orders of 4,000 regular and 3,000 lifeline ticket sheets to monthly allotments of 400 individual tickets and a single contract-term run of 8,000 encoded thermal tickets. Bidders must perform all work offsite and must be located onshore within the United States. The agency is establishing a contract period of one year. While the agency has not disclosed a specific budget and is looking for proposals to define the cost, it has set key procurement dates. Bidders must attend a pre-bid meeting on June 2, 2026, and the agency must receive all questions no later than June 3, 2026.