Sarasota County · Solicitation 2026-QQ-862

2027 Nest "What a Water-Full World" Calendar

Sarasota, FL County Posted Oct 8, 2026 Last verified Oct 16, 6:20 AM
Site Utilities

What this bid is

Sarasota County Environmental Services wants quotes to print the 2027 NEST "What a Water-Full World" calendar. The county supplies a print-ready PDF of the calendar to the winning printer by November 20, 2026, and the printer must send a color proof for county review and approval by November 30, 2026.

The notice says award goes to the responsive and responsible bidder with the lowest total price. Bidders must give at least 3 references for similar printing, submitted on the county's reference form in OpenGov, and the notice names local preference. The notice also says not to submit a quote above $50,000. The county may cancel and re-solicit if no qualifying quote comes in under that threshold. Whether any bid qualifies is decided by the county.

Questions are due October 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT and responses are due October 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT, submitted electronically through the OpenGov portal. A free vendor account is needed to upload a response. Contact Vincent Batista at vbatista@scgov.net or (941) 861-0740.

Who should bid

Site Utilities contractors - the work is Sarasota, FL. The notice flags Local Preference - confirm in the official notice whether that is a set-aside or a participation goal.

Deadline

16 October 2026, 10:00 AM EDT (last confirmed 16 Oct)

How to submit

On the agency's own system, not on BusyBids. Open the official notice

As the agency published it

Sarasota County - Stormwater has issued quick quotes, solicitation 2026-QQ-862.

Sarasota County is requesting quotes from bidders to provide Sarasota County Environmental Services is seeking quotes from qualified vendors to provide printing services for the 2027 NEST “What a Water-full World” calendar. The County will provide an electronic print-ready file (PDF) of the calendar to the awarded print vendor no later than Friday, November 20, 2026. The awarded vendor will provide a print-ready color proof to the County for review and approval no later than Monday, November 30, 2026.

Award will be made to the responsive and responsible bidder providing the lowest total bid price. All Bidders must submit a minimum of 3 references demonstrating experience providing the product specified in this bid with local preference. All references must be provided using the reference form posted in OpenGov to be deemed responsive and responsible. DO NOT submit a quote of more than $50,000. In the event no responsive and responsible quotes are received under the quote threshold, the County may elect to cancel this Quick Quote and re-solicit using another procurement method.

Responses are due October 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT.

Questions must be submitted by October 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT.

Commodity categories: Calendars, Calendar Pads and Stands , Environmentally Certified Products; Offset Printing, General, Small Press Work (Quan. up to 25,000), One or More Colors, No 4 Color Processes or Large Solids or Close Registration; up to 11 x 17 In.: Brochures, Newsletters, Covers, Posters, etc.; Print-On-Demand Printing Services (Including Print and Distribute Services).

Contact: Vincent Batista, Contract Analyst (vbatista@scgov.net, (941) 861-0740).

1 document is attached to the notice: 2027 Nest What a Water-Full World Calendar Calendar Product Specification.

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/scgov/projects/314251. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.

Reproduced from the official notice via OpenGov Procurement - Florida. The agency's page is the one that counts.

What the notice says

Questions due
15 Oct 2026

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Check before bidding

  • Questions close on 15 October, before the bid deadline.

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Important dates

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EventDate and time
Questions due 15 October 2026, 10:00 AM EDT check
Bid deadlinelast confirmed 16 Oct 16 October 2026, 10:00 AM EDT check closed

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Where this came from

Collected from OpenGov Procurement - Florida, first seen 8 October 2026, last confirmed 16 October 2026.

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