FOR AGENCIES, PRODUCTION TEAMS, PROCUREMENT, AND TRADE BUYERS
YOUR PROGRAM.
THE RIGHT
PRODUCTION PATH.
Print work fails in the space between the RFQ and the loading dock. We work that gap: we pressure-test the spec, make the bids comparable, and manage production through delivery.
ANOTHER PRODUCTION PATH
YOU ALREADY HAVE PRINTERS. THAT ISN'T THE PROBLEM.
The problem appears when a project does not fit the normal path: capacity closes, a quote hides a scope gap, several components have to land together, or the cheapest bid creates the most expensive risk.
Lillich Litho is the independent production desk for your program. We bring supplier reach and production judgment to the job without asking you to dismantle the process that already works.
How We Run the Bid.
01
Send the RFQ As-Is
Live spec, prior quote, or job history. Gaps are part of the work.
02
We Pressure-Test It
Missing, conflicting, or commercially dangerous assumptions surface before pricing.
03
We Qualify the Path
Process, equipment, materials, and suppliers matched to the job, not a captive floor.
04
You Get a Clean Bid
Scope, assumptions, and exclusions stated to read against your incumbents’ numbers.
05
Award It or Don’t
Award it and we run it through delivery. Don't, and you still have a bid worth comparing.
Where we create disproportionate value
When buyers call us.
Multi-Component Mail
Versioned packages where components have to converge on one mail date.
Second Source
A comparison bid that tests whether the incumbent path and number still fit the job.
Overflow & Capacity Relief
The plant is booked, the date is not moving, and the work still has to run.
Specialty & Constrained
Unusual materials, awkward formats, or finishing that limits which presses can run it.
Rescue & Rework
A job in trouble mid-stream, or one that came back wrong.
Domestic Backstop
Offshore timing or tariff exposure that needs a US-run contingency.
JOB ARCHETYPES
WHAT WE RUN.
Typical stocks and runs, and what we catch on each.
BOUNCE-BACK CARDS
- Stock
- 7–10pt C1S.
- Run
- 50K–5MM, often multi-version.
- We catch
- Perf placement and reply-side imposition across versions.
BROCHURES
- Stock
- 60–100# text.
- Run
- 25K–3MM
- We catch
- Fold orientation and missing bleeds.
CALENDARS
- Stock
- 70–100# gloss text.
- Run
- 4–8 versions, 25K–3MM each.
- We catch
- Version changes priced as separate runs.
INSERTS
- Stock
- 50# to 100# C2S, laminated or uncoated.
- Run
- 10K–15MM.
- We catch
- Matching inks to most cost-effective lamination path.
NEWSLETTERS
- Stock
- 50–70# offset.
- Run
- 100K–4MM.
- We catch
- The breakpoint from sheetfed to web that saves you money.
PUBLICATIONS
- Stock
- 10pt C2S cover, 45–70# gloss text.
- Run
- 5K–5MM.
- We catch
- Ensuring proper width to center spine text.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
AUDIENCES
Lillich Litho is an independent print production management firm in Santa Fe, New Mexico — managing direct-mail and nonprofit-fundraising print programs from spec through delivery.