Bid #B26002724. Contact: larry.wolfe@hawaii.gov. Budget & Finance, Oahu, Hawaii. The Employees' Retirement System (ERS) in Hawaii seeks a vendor to provide design and printing services for its quarterly Holomua newsletter. The contract is for. Due Jul 20 (12 days left).
The Employees' Retirement System (ERS) in Hawaii seeks a vendor to provide design and printing services for its quarterly Holomua newsletter. The contract is for an initial three-year term with two optional one-year extensions. Key requirements include an office presence in Hawaii and compliance with accessibility standards. Bidders must be registered and compliant with Hawaii business requirements.
ERS is soliciting qualified vendors' to submit a proposal and quote for design and print production services for a multi-year term contract consisting of a three (3) year term with optional additional (2) 1 year terms, for a total possible term of five (5) years. Refer to IFB for details. Awardee shall develop the quarterly Holomua newsletter for the Employees' Retirement System (ERS), which shall include but not be limited to the following: - Provide design services in coordination with ERS Program Specialist to facilitate design and production of the Holomua newsletter. - Provide a pre-production electronic copy in (PDF) format to the ERS for verification prior to going to print for ERS Program Specialist approval. - It is preferred that all electronic information technology developed or provided under this contract or procurement shall comply with the applicable requirements of the Hawaii Electronic Information Technology Disability Access Standards (Access Standards) - Provide production version hardcopies for mailing to our mailing list and - Provide printing and packaging of the hardcopy production items for mailing. - Have an office presence in Hawaii in order to facilitate coordination of the requirements of the RFQ and for meetings with the ERS. ERS provides the mailing list, awardee to use ERS USPS bulk mailing permit for domestic mailings and ERS shall reimburse the awardee for international postage costs. Offerors are to be duly registered to do business in Hawaii via registration in DCCA (https://cca.hawaii.gov/resources) and to be compliant with Hawaii Compliance Express (https://vendors.ehawaii.gov/hce/buyer) by the date and time of the solicitation closing in HIePRO. Price as quoted by the vendor shall be firm and fixed, inclusive of all labor, materials, applicable fees/costs, including taxes, delivery, installation, etc.
Budget & Finance issued this engineering opportunity in Oahu, Hawaii, referenced as solicitation number B26002724. It was published on July 7, 2026, and responses are due by July 20, 2026. Questions can be directed to larry.wolfe@hawaii.gov.
Budget & Finance in Oahu, Hawaii is using this solicitation to procure engineering work. Public buyers typically advertise this kind of work as an Invitation for Bids (IFB), Request for Proposals (RFP), or Request for Qualifications (RFQ), depending on whether the selection is price-driven, qualifications-driven, or both. Bidders responding to a engineering solicitation in Hawaii are generally expected to provide proof of liability insurance and workers' compensation coverage, hold any state license or trade certification required for the scope of work, and post performance and payment bonds for contracts above the agency's threshold.
Federal-aid funding flowing through programs such as the Federal Highway Administration, FEMA, or the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act brings additional compliance requirements on solicitations like this one, including Davis-Bacon prevailing wage, Buy America provisions where applicable, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation goals set by the issuing agency. PublicBidSearch indexes this solicitation alongside other open bids in Hawaii so contractors and vendors can compare active opportunities by category, agency, or location without monitoring each procurement portal individually.
To submit a bid for this IFB, review the full solicitation documents for Budget & Finance's exact scope of work, submission format, and any mandatory pre-bid meeting or site visit. Responses must be received before the July 20, 2026 deadline — public agencies routinely reject late submissions regardless of cause. Confirm how the agency accepts responses — through an electronic procurement portal, as a sealed hard-copy bid, or by email — because the required method varies by agency and a non-conforming submission can be disqualified. Direct questions about scope or specifications to larry.wolfe@hawaii.gov before the agency's question cut-off date. Vendors that have not previously contracted with Budget & Finance should confirm whether registration on the agency's vendor system is required to be eligible for award.
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