Ontario organizations looking for print, signage, direct mail, kitting, fulfillment and related services can now access AIIM through OECM’s Print Products, Signage and Related Services agreement.
Avant Imaging and Integrated Media ULC (AIIM) is an awarded supplier under OECM Agreement #2024-466, Print Products, Signage and Related Services, with services available to eligible OECM customers throughout Ontario.
For organizations already using OECM agreements, this provides a streamlined procurement path to access AIIM’s commercial print, large-format signage, direct mail, fulfillment and related production capabilities.
What services can OECM customers purchase from AIIM?
AIIM’s offering under the OECM agreement covers a broad range of print products, signage and related services, including:
Commercial Print
AIIM can support ongoing and project-based print requirements including:
- Annual reports
- Brochures and flyers
- Books and publications
- Catalogues
- Newsletters
- Postcards
- Admissions handbooks
- Student guides and viewbooks
- Donor publications
- Event invitations
- Folders and stationery
- Variable-data printed communications
From short-run digital production to larger recurring programs, AIIM can help organizations consolidate production while maintaining brand, quality and delivery standards.
Large-Format Print, Signage and Environmental Graphics
The OECM agreement also includes a significant range of large-format print and signage services.
AIIM can support organizations with:
- Wayfinding and directional signage
- Construction signage
- Event signage and displays
- Floor graphics
- Pop-up banners and display hardware
- Graduation lawn signs
- Wall coverings and wall graphics
- Window graphics
- Vehicle wraps
- Large-format printed graphics
- Indoor and outdoor visual communications
This makes the agreement particularly relevant for facilities, campus services, capital projects, marketing, events and communications teams managing physical environments across multiple buildings or locations.
Direct Mail, Kitting, Fulfillment and Warehousing
AIIM’s capabilities available through the agreement extend beyond print production.
Organizations can also access related services including:
- Direct mail
- Personalized and variable-data communications
- Kitting
- Order fulfillment
- Warehousing and inventory management
- Prepress
- Proofing
- Design and layout support
- Scanning
- Distribution and delivery
For organizations currently managing multiple suppliers for print, signage, mailing, inventory and fulfillment, AIIM can provide a more integrated approach from production through final delivery.
Supporting Ontario’s Education and Public Sector Organizations
OECM’s Print Products, Signage and Related Services agreement is available to eligible organizations across Ontario.
AIIM’s capabilities are particularly well suited to organizations with high-volume, recurring or multi-location communication requirements, including universities, colleges, school boards and other eligible public-sector and broader public-sector organizations.
Examples can include:
Universities and colleges: recruitment materials, viewbooks, donor communications, campus signage, event graphics, publications and direct mail.
School boards: standardized print materials, school signage, event materials, administrative communications, fulfillment and distribution across multiple locations.
Healthcare and public-sector organizations: facility signage, public communications, publications, direct mail, forms, branded materials, warehousing and fulfillment.
Why use an OECM awarded supplier?
OECM agreements are established through a competitive procurement process designed to give participating organizations access to qualified suppliers and negotiated agreement terms.
For customers, this can simplify the process of sourcing print, signage and related services while still following their organization’s applicable purchasing policies and requirements.
Rather than beginning every requirement with a completely new supplier search, eligible organizations can explore working with suppliers already awarded under the relevant OECM agreement.
AIIM works with customers to understand the specific requirement, provide pricing and establish the appropriate Customer-Supplier Agreement before services begin.
More Than Print
One of AIIM’s advantages is the ability to connect multiple communication channels and production requirements through one organization.
A project that begins with a brochure, publication or direct-mail campaign may also require:
- Personalized data
- Multiple versions
- Signage
- Event graphics
- Kitting
- Inventory
- Fulfillment
- Distribution
- Digital communications
AIIM brings these capabilities together to help organizations reduce operational complexity, improve consistency and execute communications at scale.
Is AIIM an OECM supplier?
Yes. Avant Imaging and Integrated Media ULC is an awarded supplier under OECM’s Print Products, Signage and Related Services agreement, OECM #2024-466.
AIIM’s supplier offering is available throughout Ontario.
Does the OECM agreement include signage and large-format printing?
Yes. The agreement includes signage and large-format print products such as construction signs, event displays, floor graphics, wall coverings, window graphics, vehicle wraps, banners and related large-print hardware.
Does the OECM agreement include direct mail?
Yes. Direct mail is included within the related services available under the agreement. AIIM can also support personalization, variable-data production, kitting, fulfillment, inventory and distribution.
Can AIIM support multiple locations?
Yes. AIIM is well suited to organizations managing communications across multiple campuses, schools, offices, facilities or other locations.
Programs can be produced centrally while accommodating different quantities, versions, locations and delivery requirements.
How do I start a project with AIIM through OECM?
If your organization participates in OECM and has an upcoming print, signage, direct-mail or fulfillment requirement, contact AIIM to discuss the project.
Our team can review your requirements, recommend the appropriate production approach and work with your procurement team to determine the applicable purchasing process under OECM Agreement #2024-466.
Have an upcoming print, signage or direct-mail project?
Talk to AIIM about your requirements and how the OECM agreement can support your organization.