Professional Graphic Design and Production Services
- Client
- California
- RFP Number
- ANIM-9623
- Posted
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- Category
- Graphics and Animation
- Budget
- Looking for Proposal
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- Contact
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Description
AI GeneratedThe buyer seeks a creative, collaborative, USA-based graphic design firm to perform offsite professional graphic design and production services under a one-year contract. The buyer requires the selected vendor to produce four annual full-color, saddle-stitched publication issues—three approximately 68-page issues and one approximately 72-page issue. Scope details include developing an annual production calendar, maintaining consistent designs with seasonal themes, typesetting, formatting editorial and program content, photo editing, creating illustrations, and building print-ready files. The vendor must incorporate buyer-provided media, perform preflight quality assurance, and coordinate with the print vendor to deliver final files; agency-friendly digital hosting services are desired but optional. Interested bidders must attend a mandatory or recommended pre-proposal meeting on September 3, 2026, submit all questions by September 24, 2026, and deliver proposals digitally via email or online to provide pricing.
Key solicitation details
AI-extracted from 20260826120339526 20260717 - Graphic Design for OLM - RFP.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.
The City of Ontario is seeking proposals from qualified graphic design firms to provide professional graphic design and production services for Ontario Living Magazine. The publication is a quarterly full-color community magazine and recreation activity guide. Onshore USA firms are eligible to submit proposals.
- Issued by
- City of Ontario
- Pre-bid meeting
- 09/03/2026 9:00 am to 10:00 am
- Questions due
- September 24, 2026
- Proposals due
- 3:00 PM, Monday, October 19, 2026
- How to submit
- Electronic via PlanetBids
- Submission details
- Uploaded as a PDF attachment through PlanetBids. Proposals may not be submitted by fax, email, telephone, mail, or hand delivery.
- Contract term
- one year
- Place of performance
- Offsite
- Insurance and bonding
- Commercial General Liability of $2,000,000 per occurrence and $4,000,000 aggregate; Automobile Liability; Workers Compensation and Employer Liability of $1,000,000; Professional Liability of $2,000,000.
Scope of work
- Development of the annual production calendar
- Development of original, creative layouts and graphic designs consistent with City branding
- Typesetting, page layout, graphic design, and formatting of editorial and program content
- Photo editing, image enhancement, graphic creation, and illustration
- Incorporation of City-provided photography, graphics, logos, and artwork
- Preparation of print-ready production files, including preflight review and quality assurance
- Coordination with the City print vendor, including delivery of final approved production files
Minimum qualifications
- Onshore (USA Only)
- At least two (2) years experience in providing similar services
Documents to include with the bid
- Executive Summary
- Table of Contents
- Identification of Proposer
- Staffing Resources and Key Personnel Resumes
- Commercial credit rating report, line of credit letter, or certified audited financial statement
- Description of Experience and Technical Competence
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