SJCCD is soliciting sealed proposals for direct mail magazine services for career focus. Services include turnkey design, print publication (12-page, full color, 3 editions/year), online edition hosting, and a two-week social media campaign. Proposals must be submitted via Ionwave by 2:00 p. m. CT on September 11, 2026. Hardcopy samples are due September 15, 2026. Evaluation is based on qualifications, scope understanding, sample products, references, exceptions, and price proposal.
The hardcopy sample products must be received by September 15, 2026, by 5:00 p. m. hardcopy sample products received at: sjccd contracts and september 15, 2026
Proposals will be evaluated using the following criteria: factor points section 1: qualifications and experience of firm personnel 10 section 2: scope understanding, approach, and product 25 section 3: sample products 20 section 4: references 10 section 5: exceptions to sample contract 5 section 6: price proposal 30 total 100 proposals will be evaluated using the following criteria: factor points section 1: qualifications and experience of firm personnel 10 section 2: scope understanding, approach, and product 25 section 3: sample products 20 section 4: references 10 section 5: exceptions to sample contract 5 section 6: price proposal 30 total 100
Proposers must submit a written proposal including qualifications and experience of firm and personnel, such as firm history and size. written proposal shall be submitted as a response attachment in ionwave and shall include responses to section 1
A virtual preproposal meeting is nonmandatory on September 1, 2026. virtual preproposal meeting nonmandatory 9: 30 a. m. central time september 1, 2026
Proposers must provide at least one finished sample magazine and at least one magazine design idea. provide at least one 1 finished sample magazine and at least one 1 magazine design idea for how proposer would design sjccds specific publication
Requests for questions and clarifications regarding RFP documents shall be submitted through the questions tab in ionwave by 5:00 p. m. central time on September 2, 2026. requests for questions and clarifications regarding rfp documents shall be submitted through the questions tab in ionwave by 5: 00 p. m. central time to be considered.
Failure to provide a required document may deem the proposer nonresponsive and disqualify the response from consideration for award. failure to provide a requireddocument may deem the proposer nonresponsive and disqualify the response from considerationfor award.