City of Seattle
Questionnaire
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Project Questions
1
Legal Name
Type: fileUpload
Submit a certificate, copy of web-page, or other documentation from the Corporation Commission in which you incorporated that shows your legal name as a company. Many companies use a “Doing Business As” name or a nickname in their daily business. However, the City requires the legal name of your company, as it is legally registered. When preparing all forms below, use the proper company legal name. Your company’s legal name can be verified through the State Corporation Commission in the state in which you were established, which is often located within the Secretary of State’s Office for each state at http://www.coordinatedlegal.com/SecretaryOfState.html.
2
Minimum Qualification #1
Type: longAnswer
This response is mandatory. The determination you have achieved this minimum qualification is made from this section alone, and therefore, the Buyer is not obligated to check references or search other materials in your bid to make this decision.Please describe how you meet Minimum Qualification #1:Bidder must have a minimum of ten years continuous experience performing the services described in the Specifications and Scope of Work. Printing or fulfillment experience alone will not substitute for this requirement.(How many years of continuous experience does your business have in performing the services in the Specifications and Scope of Work? Briefly describe the services performed.)
3
Vendor Questionnaire
Type: download
Please download the below documents, complete, and upload. These responses are mandatory. Submit this questionnaire even if you have sent one in to the City on a previous bid.
4
Prompt Payment Discount
Type: shortAnswer
If you provide a discount for prompt payment of your invoices by the City, please enter that here (X %, Y Days). If not, please enter none. Prompt payment discount periods equal to or greater than 10 calendar days will receive consideration and bid pricing will be reduced for evaluation by the amount of the discount.
5
Specify Markup on Materials purchased from outside sources. This will not be used to identify lowest cost.
Type: shortAnswer
6
Please select which department specific requirements you are able to meet.
Type: multipleChoice
Mark your selection for each department specific requirements you are able to meet (Section 4.12-4.14)
7
Do you offer graphic design services?
Type: yesNo
8
What is your hourly rate for graphic design services?
Type: shortAnswer
This hourly rate will not be part of the pricing evaluation but may become part of the contract.
9
Do you offer online ordering?
Type: yesNo
10
Please provide your website URL
Type: shortAnswer
11
Are you willing to provide storage for city provided materials?
Type: yesNo
12
Please specify a charge for storage, if any
Type: longAnswer
13
Are you able to provide customized services, such as personalized laser letters that are personally addressed and matched with envelope and a response device?
Type: yesNo
14
Please list additional related services that you can provide.
Type: longAnswer
15
Please provide your customer service contact information, including name, phone number and direct email.
Type: longAnswer
Vendor shall designate a dedicated customer service representative to any resulting contract to provide customer service to include, but not limited to, resolving invoice and/or service discrepancies, expediting deliveries, accurately checking orders and timely updating departments on pending deliveries.
16
Please provide an after-hours phone number for urgent service requests
Type: shortAnswer
17
Interlocal Agreement: The City of Seattle has entered Interlocal Agreements with other governmental agencies pursuant to RCW 39.34, in lieu of those agencies conducting a separate competitive bid. Does Vendor agree to provide this product or service to such agencies? This answer will not affect contract award.
Type: yesNo
18
References
Type: download
Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.
19
Certification Regarding Lobbying
Type: download
Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.
20
Please enter the classification(s) and corresponding wage(s) from the L&I website that you used when calculating the wages you submitted as your bid.
Type: download
Please download the below documents, complete, and upload. This form is used to collect the Prevailing Wage rates effective at the time bids are submitted. Use Thursday, June 11, 2026 for the effective date to get the Prevailing Wage Rates & Benefit Code Key for King County.
21
Rebate: The City requires a 3% rebate from the winning vendor(s). The rebate shall be 3% of total money spent by the City with the vendor each year. If the vendor agrees to Interlocal Agreement Sales, sales conducted within this contract authority to other jurisdictions shall also incur the 3% rebate which shall be calculated and paid to the City of Seattle, unless the City instructs the vendor otherwise through written notice. Do you confirm a rebate of 3% will be offered if you are awarded?
Type: yesNo
22
Letter of Commitment for Contract Bond
Type: download
This is a letter from an approved surety that confirms the intention of the surety to provide an appropriate bond should the Vendor receive the award.
23
Letter of Commitment for Contract Bond
Type: fileUpload
This is a letter from an approved surety that confirms the intention of the surety to provide an appropriate bond should the Vendor receive the award.
24
Green Product List
Type: fileUpload
To show compliance to environmentally preferable products as required in the Specifications, Vendors shall provide green product lists confirming utilization of environmentally preferable products to perform City work to the contract services. Vendor shall list each cleaning product and verify the Green Seal certification, if the contract requires cleaning or janitorial services. Vendor shall list the paper and recycled content binders that the Vendor shall use to perform City work. This verifies compliance with contract specifications for such products to perform work.
25
List of Manufacturing Locations
Type: fileUpload
26
What is the name of the independent monitor accredited by the Fair Labor Association (FLA) that you will use?
Type: shortAnswer
27
By submitting this Bid, Vendor acknowledges he/she has read and understands the entire Invitation to Bid and agrees to comply with its terms and conditions. The Vendor also agrees to fulfill the offer made in their Bid through any subsequently awarded Contract.
Type: confirmation
28
I understand that there will be no charge for providing postal carrier route automated mapping and updated counts of routes used by City Departments.
Type: confirmation
29
I understand that there will be no charge for use of vendor's bulk permit and that postage will be charged as cost, without a markup.
Type: confirmation