Publication and Editorial Management Services
Overview
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SUMMARY
KEY REQUIREMENTS
BUDGET
VerifiedCONTRACT DURATION
TIMELINE
RFP Release: September 15th, 2026
Submission Deadline: October 6th, 2026
Performance Period: December 16th, 2026 through December 15th, 2029
QUESTION DEADLINE
CONTACTS
Primary procurement contact — name, title, email, and phone
Additional decision-makers and their departments
Issuing Agency
County Of Essex
DESCRIPTION
The County seeks a vendor to provide publication and editorial management services for a one-year contract period. The selected vendor will report to the County Parks Director or designee, begin work within two working days after receiving written authorization, meet County publication deadlines, and stop work promptly when directed in writing.
Responsibilities include coordinating with third-party vendors to obtain printing and mailing quotes, maintaining contact, advertiser, subscriber, and digital subscriber lists, recruiting new advertisers, soliciting event listings from Essex County arts and cultural organizations and businesses, and writing feature articles as directed. The vendor will also draft park and County facility content, consolidate edits for the design team, and proofread materials for grammar, spelling, and accuracy.
Additional duties include gathering issue-specific printing and mailing quotes, scheduling delivery of publication overages to a County facility, maintaining the cultural affairs web calendar with event listings, and providing web-ready digital issues for the parks website. The vendor must submit a final invoice within 14 calendar days after the contract period or work assignment ends.
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Frequently asked questions
- When is the submission deadline?
- Submissions are due October 6, 2026. Questions must be submitted by September 24, 2026.
- What is the budget for this RFP?
- The published budget is $180,000.
- Who issued this RFP?
- It was issued by County Of Essex. The work is located in Newark, New Jersey, United States.
- Who is a good fit for this opportunity?
- Publication management or editorial services firm with experience producing recurring print and digital publications
- Proven expertise in advertising sales, content development, proofreading, and editorial workflow coordination
- Established relationships with printing, mailing, design, and production vendors
- Experience working with public agencies, parks departments, cultural organizations, or community publications
- Capability to manage subscriber databases, event listings, web calendars, and web-ready digital issues
- Strong local knowledge of Essex County arts, culture, and business communities
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