Term Contract Request for Ohio Certificate of Title

BACKGROUND & OVERVIEW: The purpose of this solicitation is to establish a contract for the purchase of secure Certificate of Title Documents (BMV 3800) for the Ohio Department of Public Safety (ODPS), Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV). These documents are used by the Clerks of Court in each Ohio county as the official record of vehicle and watercraft ownership. All documents provided under this contract shall meet the security, performance, durability, packaging, and handling requirements specified herein.

CONTRACT  OPPORTUNITY: See attached (ad hoc) solicitation document/contract draft for specifications, requirements, terms and conditions.  If selected, bidder shall execute contract document (items in red will be changed prior to award). 

INVITATION TO BID INSTRUCTIONS: Instructions, Terms and Conditions for Bidding (revised 01/29/26, attached) apply to this solicitation.

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS: The State of Ohio Standard Terms and Conditions (revised 03/31/25, attached) apply to this solicitation and will govern any resulting Contract.

EVALUATION: Bids will be evaluated in accordance with ORC 125.07. In addition, the state will multiply the bid prices by the estimated usage listed in the bid and then adding each of the totals together to arrive at a total for all items.

CONTRACT AWARD: The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder by low lot total. The low lot total will be determined by multiplying the unit prices by the estimated usage listed in the bid and then adding each of the totals together to arrive at a total for all items. Failure to bid on all items may result in the bidder being deemed not responsive.

OHIOBUYS TRAINING MATERIALS: OhioBuys training materials can be located at this site https://procure.ohio.gov/bidders-and-suppliers/resources/Bidder+and+Supplier+Training/02_OB+training To participate or submit an inquiry for this RFx, you need to be registered in the OhioBuys Supplier Portal. Suppliers are not required at this time to be registered in OAKS. If you have a need to seek technical support, clearly specify you need access to an active Ohio Buys solicitation.  Technical Support 1-877-644-6771If there is a need for technical support during your proposal submission in the last 48 hours prior to the submissions, contact 614-466-5090.  This number is for OhioBuys solicitation technical questions only; there will not be any questions answered regarding the solicitation.