Printing of Utility Bills and Notices for the Public Utilities Department

The City of San Diego is seeking a qualified firm to provide full‑service printing, processing, insertion, and mailing of utility bills and related notices for its Public Utilities Department. The contractor must handle high‑volume laser printing on specified paper stocks, securely receive electronic data files via SFTP, perform merge and formatting, and deliver same‑day mailing to the USPS with required barcodes and address validation. The contract is a fixed‑price, five‑year agreement with a maximum total compensation of $3 million plus up to $300 k in postage reimbursements. • Provide end‑to‑end printing (laser, matte inks, specified paper) and mailing (IMB, CASS validation, manifest mailing). • Accept secure PDF data via OpenText Exstream over SFTP, perform same‑day turnaround for files received by 6 AM PST. • Submit detailed quality‑control plans, monthly operational reports, and meet extensive insurance, bonding, and equal‑opportunity certification requirements.