Official Newspaper Advertising

2026-11-03

OCA , on behalf of the Board of Supervisors , is seeking qualified suppliers (“ Proposers ”) to provide proposals (“ Proposal ”) for the placement of advertisements by City in “ Official Newspapers ” that circulate primarily in San Francisco Communities . Pursuant to the provisions of Section 10 . 100 ( f ) of the San Francisco Charter , the Official Newspaper ( s ) of the City is defined as : “ A newspaper of general circulation published for the dissemination of local or telegraphic news and intelligence of general character , which has a bona fide circulation of at least 50 , 000 copies per calendar week and which is printed [ or will be printed ] 1 in the City and County on three or more days in a calendar week .”. a . City ’ s Sample Advertisement A sample official advertisement is attached to Attachment 4 ( City ’ s Sample Advertisement ). b . City ’ s Clearinghouse Charges All advertisements will be processed through and administered by the City ’ s awarded clearinghouse , currently the Daily Journal Corporation . As part of administering advertisements on behalf of City , awarded Proposers will be added as subcontractors to City ’ s contract with its clearinghouse for a period of 12 months , starting July 1 , 2026 , through June 30 , 2027 . During this period , awarded Proposers will submit their billings to City ’ s clearinghouse which will then bill City and collect payment from City . The awarded Proposers ’ billings will include a 15 % markup over their proposed bid price , as reflected in Attachment 2 , Price Proposal Template . This 15 % markup will be retained by the City ’ s clearinghouse in consideration for its administration of each transaction on behalf of the awarded Proposer and City .

California

2026-03-27