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1 NORTHSIDE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT PURCHASING DEPARTMENT 607 Richland Hills Drive, Suite 700 San Antonio, Texas (210) Please BID the following no later than 2:00pm, September 20, 2017 August 17, 2017 SEALED BID Sealed Bids to be marked Bid # Page 1 of 12 Price - F.O.B. - Destination (Price must be extended) Please Type or Print Company Name Above ARTICLES AND DESCRIPTION Printing Services - Miscellaneous Northside Independent School District is receiving sealed bid proposals for Printing Services - Miscellaneous, Bid # as per the attached specifications. Bids will be accepted at the office of the Director of Purchasing, 607 Richland Hills Drive, Suite 700, San Antonio, TX 78245, until 2:00 pm, CST, September 20, 2017, at which time they will be opened and tabulated for School Board approval. Bidders are invited to be present for the bid opening. It is not the policy of Northside Independent School District to purchase on the basis of low bids alone; Best Value being the controlling factor. The District will evaluate each bid received and make award(s) based on the criteria enumerated in Texas Education Code (b). All proposals shall include the cost of transportation to various locations within Northside Independent School District, San Antonio, Texas. Any exceptions to or deviations from this, or any other terms and conditions listed in this bid, must be stated in writing and attached to this bid at the time of the bid opening. Bidders must fill in all blanks on items being bid, for example Bidder s Brand Name and Model Number, Unit Price and Total Price. The above information must be clear and concise. Unit Price and Total Columns must be figured correctly (if applicable) by the bidder or the bid may be rejected. This bid form must be used and all bids are to be signed below. Original signatures signed in ink required. Failure to follow these instructions could be cause for the bid not to be accepted. To insure proper receipt of bid response, please include Company Name, Bid Number and Bid Name on the outside of the delivery envelope or package. This Bid is a firm offer which shall be irrevocable and open for acceptance for calendar days (60 calendar days unless otherwise specified) from the day set for submission of bids. When no bid is returned, the vendor is removed from our vendor list. NOTE: Use this form. If necessary to go into detail, attach a letter. Exclude Federal & State Tax. The right is reserved to accept or reject bids on each item separately or as a whole. Delivery Date A.R.O*: *After Receipt of Order Discount/ Payment Terms: Signature: Name: Title: (Original signature in ink required) (Type or Print) (e.g. 2% 10, Net 30) By: George M. Ayala, Director of Purchasing Telephone: Fax:

2 FELONY CONVICTION NOTIFICATION and SUSPENSION OR DEBARMENT CERTIFICATION Page 2 of 12 Texas Education Code, Section , Notification of Criminal History of Contractor, subsection (a), states a person or business entity that enters into a contract with a school district must give advance notice to the district if the person or an owner or operator of the business entity has been convicted of a felony. The notice must include a general description of the conduct resulting in the conviction of a felony. Subsection (b) states a school district may terminate a contract with a person or business entity if the district determines that the person or business entity failed to give notice as required by Subsection (a) or misrepresented the conduct resulting in the conviction. The district must compensate the person or business for services performed before the termination of the contract. THIS NOTICE IS NOT REQUIRED OF A PUBLICLY HELD CORPORATION. Non-Federal entities are prohibited from contracting with or making sub-awards under covered transactions to parties that are suspended or debarred or whose principals are suspended or debarred. Covered transactions include procurement for goods or services equal to or in excess of $100, Contractors receiving individual awards for $100, or more and all sub-recipients must certify that the organization and its principals are not suspended or debarred. By submitting this offer and signing this certificate, this bidder: Certifies that the owner/operator has not been convicted of a felony, except as indicated on a separate attachment to this offer, in accordance with Sec , Texas Education Code, and Certifies that no suspension or disbarment is in place, which would preclude receiving a federally funded contract under the Federal OMB, A-102, Common Rule (.36) Vendor Name: Vendor Address: City: State: Zip: Vendor Address: Vendor Telephone: Vendor Fax Number: Authorized Company Official s Name: Signature of Company Official: (Printed) Date:

3 BID SPECIFICATIONS & CONDITIONS Page 3 of Northside Independent School District ( NISD or District ) requests sealed bids for the purchase of Printing Services - Miscellaneous. This is a bid for unique printing services and unanticipated/emergency printing jobs for NISD using competitive quotations. The intent of this bid is to offer Northside campuses and departments with a list of qualified and approved vendors from which they can purchase Printing Services - Miscellaneous. 2. This bid will cover a period of one year, beginning November 1, 2017, or date of award, whichever is sooner, through October 31, Northside reserves the right to extend this contract for one (1) additional one-year term with the same terms and conditions if agreeable to both the District and vendor(s). Renewal of Contract will be in accordance with Local Government Code concerning non-appropriation of funds for multi-year contracts. The Board of Trustees of Northside Independent School District, or its designee, reserve the right to rescind the Contract at the end of each fiscal year if it is determined that there are insufficient funds to extend the Contract. 3. As required in Texas Education Code (b), in determining to whom to award this contract, the District shall consider: the purchase price, the reputation of the vendor and the vendor s goods or services, the quality of the vendor s goods or services, the extent to which the goods or services meet the district s needs, the vendor s past relationship with the district, the impact on the ability of the district to comply with laws and rules relating to historically underutilized businesses, the total long-term cost to the district to acquire the vendor s goods or services, whether the vendor or the vendor s ultimate parent company or majority owner: A) has its principal place of business in Texas or B) employs at least 500 persons in Texas and finally, any other relevant factor specifically listed in the request for bids or proposals. 4. Conflict of Interest Disclosure: pursuant to Chapter 176, Texas Local Government Code, vendors doing or seeking to do business with Northside ISD must submit a Conflict of Interest disclosure form if they have a business relationship as defined by Section (1-a) with a local government entity and meet the disclosure requirements of Section (a). A person commits an offense (Class C misdemeanor) if they knowingly violate Section , Local Government Code. The District's electronic Conflict of Interest Disclosure form can be found here: 5. Certificate of Interested Parties: Effective January 1, 2017 all contracts executed by the Northside ISD Board of Trustees, regardless of the dollar amount, will require completion of Form 1295 "Certificate of Interested Parties", per the new Government Code Statute All vendors submitting a response to a formal Bid, RFP, SOQ or any contracts, contract amendments, renewals or change orders are required to complete the Form 1295 online through the State of Texas Ethics Commission website. Additional information can be found at: 6. The estimated annual value of the contract is $50,000 or more. The District does not guarantee nor imply any quantities or dollar amounts. Actual project values may be more or less and will be purchased on an AS- NEEDED basis. 7. Bidders must provide the following information on the attached Bid Form: A. Brief description of business experience including number of years the business has been established. B. List of at least five (5) major accounts serviced with the last year. C. List of at least three (3) references. 8. It is the intent of the District to award this contract to multiple vendors, as may appear most advantageous to the District. Only awarded vendors will be invited to submit quotations for printing jobs. 9. Each printing project will be quoted per job. The printing project may include media and labor, or just labor. If only labor is required, the District will furnish all necessary paper media to complete the project. When printing service is needed the following process will be used to obtain quotations and award the job: A. Vendors will be contacted by phone, fax or . A mockup or sample of the required printing project will be provided by the District. B. Quotes must be in writing and can be faxed, mailed or hand delivered to the Department requesting the quote. Quotes must be submitted by the appointed time indicated in the quote specifications and conditions.

4 BID SPECIFICATIONS & CONDITIONS Page 4 of 12 C. The Print Shop and the Purchasing Department will evaluate quotes and the successful bidder will be notified. Quotations will be evaluated using the following evaluation factors: i. Price ii. Product availability iii. Contractor performance iv. Contractor reputation v. Product quality vi. Printing timeline vii. Any other factor that may be relevant to the award of the contract and in the best interests of NISD. D. The Purchasing Department will issue Purchase Orders for all printing orders. The awarded bidder cannot begin work until a purchase requisition is processed and a purchase order issued. E. The successful bidder will be responsible for the following: i. Provide a timeline or schedule for completion of the job. ii. Provide all necessary media, labor and equipment to successfully complete the job. iii. Provide delivery to all campuses and/or departments requesting printing services. F. Payment will be processed within 30 days upon delivery, invoice and satisfactory completion of all printing requirements. 10. Bid information will be furnished to all campuses and departments. Ordering and Direct Delivery will involve all locations within Northside Independent School District. 11. Freight will be prepaid by the vendor. Inside delivery is required. 12. Any applicable freight charges must be included in pricing. Northside ISD will not be responsible for any standalone freight charges. 13. The District must have your bid returned and on file in the Purchasing Department. Faxed or ed copies will not be accepted. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE BID PROCESS, CONTACT: George M. Ayala, Director of Purchasing (210) / amanda-1.flores@nisd.net THIS SECTION INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK

5 BID FORM Vendors are required to fill-in all requested information. Please type or print. Please indicate with a below which services your company provides: SERVICE NEEDED Any lamination wider than 22" Black and White Printing Braille Color Printing Dye Cut, Fold, & Gluing of Folders Dye Cuts Foil Stamped Certificate Folders 11" x 8.5", side Foil Stamping NCR Printing Newsprint Numbering Perfect Binding Printing of Posters that are larger than 18" x 22" Scoring Spiral Binding Tab Cuts Tape Binding SIGNS Acrylic Adhesive Vinyl Chip Board Corrugated Plastic Crescent Duratrans Durst Foam Board Gator Grommets Large Scale Scanning Nylon Polyester Film PVC Rope Vinyl BINDING Coil Drilling Dye Cuts Dye Cut Tabs Embossing Fugitive Glue Loop Saddle-Stitching Mylar Cuts on Tabs Padding Glue Perfect Perforation Saddle Stitching Page 5 of 12

6 BID FORM Page 6 of 12 BINDING (continued) Scoring Spiral Tape Wire SPECIALTY ITEMS Binders Bumper-Stickers (fade resistant) Embroidery (ie: caps, shirts etc.) Event Tickets Folders Lapel Pins Magnets Screen Printing Stickers COATINGS/VARNISH Aqueous Dull Glitter Gloss Matte Silk Uncoated UV PACKAGING Banding Bulk Box Craft Wrap Shrink Wrap Skid Packing FULFILLMENT Collating Kitting Sorting MAILING Class Certification De-Duping Delivery to Various Post Office Locations Generate List on Preset Criteria Inkjet Inserting up to 9x12 Label Merge-Purge Purchase Mail Lists Sort Tabbing

7 BID FORM Page 7 of 12 PRINTING Web Printing (heat set): ie: magazine Web Printing (non-heat set): ie: newsprint Perfecting Sheet-Fed Press Roll Feeder 2 Color Press 4 Color Press 6 Color Press 8 Color Press 10 Color Press Check Stock Payroll Checks General Fund checks W-2 Forms 1099 Forms Please list any other services that your company provides: THIS SECTION INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK

8 COMPANY INFORMATION AND REFERENCES Page 8 of 12 COMPANY NAME: MAJOR ACCOUNTS: REFERENCES: 1. COMPANY CONTACT PERSON PHONE How many years has company been in business? Are the company and its employees licensed to do business in the City of San Antonio? Is the principal place of business for your company in the State of Texas? Does your company employ at least 500 people in the State of Texas? Yes No Yes No Business Experience:

9 COMPANY INFORMATION AND REFERENCES Page 9 of 12 The undersigned affirms that they are duly authorized to execute this contract, that this company, corporation, firm, partnership or individual has not prepared this bid in collusion with any other Bidder, and that the contents of this bid as to prices, terms or conditions of said bid have not been communicated by the undersigned nor by any employee or agent to any other person engaged in this type of business prior to the official opening of this bid. Also, pursuant to the State of Texas Legislative Senate Bill No. 1, Section , Notification of Criminal History, the undersigned affirms this firm is / is not owned or operated by anyone who has been convicted of a felony. This statement is not required of a publicly-held corporation. COMPANY NAME NAME OF REPRESENTATIVE AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE TITLE ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP PHONE FAX DATE THIS SECTION INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK

10 MINIMAL ESSENTIAL COVENANTS Page 10 of Northside Independent School District (Northside) considers cash discounts or discounts for prompt payment when evaluating bids (For example, 2% 10, Net 30 or 1% 15, Net 30). 2. When a brand name is used, it is for the purpose of establishing quality. Although certain manufacturer brand names and numbers may be specified, alternates can be considered at District s discretion. The bidder/proposer, by bidding an alternate, warrants that products being bid meet or exceed all stated specifications. When an alternate is bid, bidder/proposer must furnish complete and descriptive literature on item(s) bid. If an alternate is bid and descriptive literature is not included, the bid may be considered invalid and rejected. 3. The District reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids and to make awards on the individual items as they may appear to be most advantages to the District, to include award of different items to different vendors, and to waive all formalities in bidding. 4. The term As Specified or A/S will not be accepted. If bidding on a make or model other than specified, bidder/proposer is to list make and model of item being bid and must state any deviations from the item specified. The burden of proof of compliance with this specification will be the responsibility of the vendor. Samples of items which are not as specified must be available to the District within 72 hours after our request. 5. The bid is a firm offer which shall be irrevocable and open for acceptance for calendar days (60 calendar days unless otherwise specified) from the date set for submission of bids. A 60 day minimum is usually required for School Board approval. 6. Bids received after the due date and time specified will not be considered. 7. When a bid is not returned, the vendor s name is removed from the bidder list for this commodity. 8. Questions in regard to this bid must be submitted to the Director of Purchasing for clarification. 9. Payment: Payment terms will be Net 30 after acceptance of delivery of goods or services. 10. Bidder/proposer hereby affirmatively states that it has not participated in any act of collusion, favoritism, gratuity, or inside dealings with any member of the staff of Northside or its Board of Trustees. 11. Any contract resulting from this solicitation shall be construed under and in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas. Any legal action or proceeding brought or maintained, directly or indirectly, as a result of this solicitation shall be heard and determined in the City of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. 12. Renewal, if applicable, of resulting Contract will be in accordance with Local Government Code concerning non-appropriation of funds for multi-year contracts. The Board of Trustees of Northside Independent School District, or its designee, reserve the right to rescind the Contract at the end of each fiscal year if it is determined that there are insufficient funds to extend the Contract. 13. All expenses resulting from preparation and responding to this bid/proposal shall be the sole responsibility of the bidder/proposer and not reimbursable. This provision includes, but is not limited to, bid bonds, performance and payment bonds, reproduction (copy) services, etc. 14. All purchases made as a result of this solicitation shall be delivered FOB: Inside Delivery at no additional charge to the District. 15. Contact between bidders/proposers and District staff other than those in the Purchasing Department during the bidding process or evaluation process is prohibited. Any attempt by a bidder/proposer to contact District staff outside the Purchasing Department may result in disqualification. 16. The District utilizes Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) to pay for goods and services. Vendors awarded a contract as a result of this solicitation will be required to provide appropriate banking information to receive payment. 17. A Vendor awarded a Contract as a result of this solicitation shall defend, indemnify, and save whole and harmless Northside Independent School District and all of its officers, agents, and employees from and against all suits, actions, or claims of any character, name and description brought for or on account of any injuries or damages (including death) received or sustained by any person or property on account of, arising out of, or in contention with, any negligent act or omission of Vendor or any agent, employee, subcontractor or supplier of Vendor in the execution or performance of this Contract. The Vendor shall also defend and indemnify the Northside Independent School District against claims by any subcontractor, supplier, laborer, materialman or mechanic for payment for work or materials provided on behalf of the Vendor in the performance of the services contemplated herein, and all such claimants shall look solely to the Vendor and not Northside Independent School District for satisfaction of such claims.

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