Print Services

Summary of Policy

At Dartmouth, we understand that there are many different print requirements. Our objective with this policy is to balance the considerable requirements for College print projects with the need for cost effective management and control of their use. Dartmouth spends more than $3.5 million dollars each year on print, and while individual projects may not seem to be significant, once aggregated our spend is sufficiently large to permit considerable financial leverage.

This policy establishes principles and guidelines for all print requirements that will allow us to realize the benefits of our sourcing leverage.

This guideline applies to all Dartmouth employees.

Scope: Who should know this policy?

1. Any individual responsible for procuring print projects.
2. Any individual associated with a Finance Center.

Table of Contents

Reason for Policy

To outline the process related to print services.

Affected Parties

All Groups

Policy Statement

  1. Please reference the Procure-to-Pay guide for categories as they relate to the selected preferred printers, ordering methods, and process flow.
  2. Preferred Printers: Puritan Capital; Dartmouth Printing and Mailing Services (DPMS); JS McCarthy; Lane Press; RC Brayshaw; Springfield Printing; Shawmut Communication Group; Valley News; Villanti and Sons; Flagship Press
  3. DPMS: All orders for business cards, envelopes, letterhead and diplomas will be placed through Dartmouth Printing and Mailing Services.
  4. Process Requirements:
    1. All print projects less than $10,000 will use one of the preferred printers with no bid requirements.
    2. All print projects greater than $10,000 will require an estimate from at least two of the Preferred Printers.
  5. Requisition I Purchase Order I Invoice Requirements:
    1. All print projects less than $5,000 can be processed via a Non-Purchase Order invoice; Corporate Card or PCard under the single limit amount.
    2. All print projects greater than $5,000 must be processed via Non-Catalog Requisition.
  6. Shipping (non-common carrier deliveries): For print orders to be delivered to Dartmouth.
    1. Preferred Printer will deliver via company truck (if available/applicable), or
    2. Deliveries will be made via Fed Ex using your Departmental Fed Ex Account Number. All shipments will default to ground unless specified otherwise.

Contacts/Responsibilities

Procurement Services
Julia Lane
Phone: 603-646-1852
Julia.H.Lane@Dartmouth.edu

Exclusions & Exceptions

All orders to Non-Preferred Printers must go through eProcurement via a non-catalog requisition.
Fill out the Sole Source Justification stating why one of the contracted printers cannot perform the service and submit to Procurement with the requisition for approval.

Policy ID

024-0038

Effective Date

May 31, 2011

Last Revised Date

September 25, 2024

Division

Finance & Administration

Office of Primary Responsibility

Finance

Office(s) of Secondary Responsibility

Controller's Office, Procurement Services

Last Reviewed Date

September 25, 2024

Next Review Date

2027

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