Diploma Printing and Mailing Services

This contract awards The Citadel’s diploma and certificate printing and mailing services to Framing Concepts (doing business as Paradigm) for a five‑year period. The vendor will produce and ship a variety of academic documents—including undergraduate diplomas, graduate certificates, master’s degrees, joint‑program diplomas, honorary diplomas, and electronic versions—using archival‑quality parchment paper and facsimile signatures, with postage included in the unit price. The contract is a unit‑price, lowest‑responsive‑responsive award under a full and open competition. • Scope covers printing, binding, and mailing of all required diplomas, certificates, and electronic credentials for The Citadel’s graduating students. • Unit pricing is fixed per document (e.g., $11.75 for an undergraduate diploma, $7.05 for a graduate certificate). • The contract runs from 1 Jan 2021 through 31 Dec 2025, with a possible automatic one‑year renewal after the term.