GPO Solicitations Online

BID SUBMISSION: Submit each bid to: U.S. Government Printing Office; Bid Section, Room C-161, Stop PPSB; Washington, DC 20404-0001.

Unless otherwise stated in the solicitation, responses will not be accepted electronically. (See Bid Form 910)

The following synopses of online solicitations are a listing of those available for bidding at GPO's Central Office Printing Procurement Department and are available as on-demand printing files in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF).

List of GPO's offices using this online bid service: Central Office, Atlanta RPPO, Boston RPPO, Charleston SPPO, Chicago RPPO, Columbus RPPO, Dallas RPPO, Denver RPPO, Hampton RPPO, New York RPPO, Oklahoma City SPPO, Philadelphia RPPO, San Antonio SPPO, San Diego SPPO, San Francisco RPPO, and Seattle RPPO.

Abstract file lists are available in PDF's for GPO's Atlanta, Boston, Central, Charleston, Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Hampton, New York, Oklahoma City, Philadelphia, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, and Seattle offices.

TERM CONTRACTS

Program Number: 368-S Amendment No. 1 Amendment No. 2

Title: SSA-Initiated Social Security Statement AND On-Request Social Security Statement
Bid Opening Date: May 16, 2008
Scope: These specifications cover the production of: (1) either a four-page folded form or a one-page letter, plus a two-page insert (when required), and mail-out envelope (which together form a self-mailer) for SSA-Initiated Statements; and (2) either a four-page folded form or a one-page letter, plus a two-page insert (when required), and mail-out envelope (which together form a self-mailer) for On-Request Statements. The production of these forms will require such operations as: the receipt and processing of wire transmitted data, composition of base forms, inserts, letters, and envelopes; development of computer programs to select the correct variable language specific to the data in a record; film making; printing; hard coding data; imaging computerized data; binding (folding and insertion into envelopes); distribution; and mailing.

Program Number: 735-S

Title: American Community Survey Brochures and LettersLetter
Bid Opening Date: May 21, 2008.
Scope: These specifications cover the production of brochures and letters requiring such operations as electronic prepress, printing (including four-color process), folding, packing, and distribution

Program Number: 584-S

Title: Medicare Acknowledgement, Subsidy Determination, and IRMAA Non-BRI Notices
Bid Opening Date: May 27, 2008
Scope: These specifications cover the production of mailing packages for six (6) workloads* consisting of English personalized notices; Spanish/English personalized notices; Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) Notices; seventeen (17) mailout envelopes requiring such operations as: the receipt and processing of wire transmitted data; re-development of AFP resources; composition; printing and imaging; folding; inserting; providing mail.dat files; metering or manifesting; presorting; and mailing

Program Number: 277-S

Title: SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE
Response Due Date: June 11, 2008, 12:00 p.m. EST
Scope: This notice is issued for the purpose of identifying potential sources to provide various types of document conversion services to DAPS locations throughout the continental United States. This is not a solicitation announcement for a request for proposal, quotation request or invitation to bid. This is a request for interested parties to submit a brief written qualification statement demonstrating their ability to provide the required services outlined in the attached preliminary draft Statement of Work (SOW).This sources sought notice is for informational purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. Any quantities indicated in the attached SOW are preliminary, non-binding estimates, subject to change.

ONE-TIME BIDS

Jacket Number: 342-175

Bid Opening Date: MAY 16, 2008
Product: 464 page Smyth sewn publication, cloth case-bound cover with dust jacket. 4-color process printing (text and dust jacket) and stamping (covers) required
Title: War Surgery in Afghanistan and Iraq
Quantity: 6000 copies; plus one complete set of brass stamping dies, one set of digital deliverables, and 20 QARC's
Ship/Deliver Date: Ship a partial of 1,000 copies to arrive at the Borden Institute, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC destination on or before June 16, 2008. Ship balance of order complete to arrive at destinations on or before July 7, 2008

Jacket Number: 344-360

Bid Opening Date: May 19, 2008
Product: 13 part snap set (each part prints a different image) with 1/2 to 3/4" stub, prints head to foot with three parts face only, 2 hole drilled top.
Title: VA Form 21-526
Quantity: 900,017 copies
Ship/Deliver Date: Ship complete to arrive at destinations on or before June 3, 2008.

Jacket Number: 344-598 Amendment No. 1

Bid Opening Date: May 19, 2008
Product: A 16 page saddle stitched publication printing face and back in black ink
Title: D-222.1 (27-Mar-2008) Practice Test For Field Employees
Quantity: 1,085,252 copies.

Jacket Number: 344-435

Bid Opening Date: MAY 20, 2008
Product: Sets, each consisting of one of the following three items: Item 1: An Investigative Guide - Loose-leaf booklet with 72 text pages (36 leaves), plus separate two-piece covers with pockets, plus 17 tab dividers (laminated tab lips); plastic coil bound. Item 2: An Investigative Guide (pocket size) "flip book" - Loose-leaf booklet with 16 pages, self-covers (8 total leaves) lamination on covers only; plastic coil bound. Item 3: One printed, replicated CD-ROM - In contractor furnished ("clamshell" type) jewel case.
Title: Child Abduction Response Plan; An Investigative Guide 2nd Edition (2008)
Quantity: Item 1: 16,000, plus 32 QARCs (Quality Assurance Random Copies). Item 2: 16,000, plus 32 QARCs. Item 3: 16,000 (for sets), plus 24,000 additional (bulk); 40,000 total
Ship/Deliver Date: Partial Delivery of 380 sets to arrive at (2) destinations by June 4, 2008. Final delivery of 15,620 sets plus 24,000 CDs only, to arrive at (1) destination by June 30, 2008.

DISCLAIMER: The GPO is providing solicitation dissemination via the Internet as a service to the public. If contractors elect to receive transmissions electronically the GPO will not be responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission, including but not limited to: (1) Receipt of garbled or incomplete solicitation; (2) Incompatibility between the sending and receiving equipment; (3) Delay in transmission or receipt of the solicitation; (4) Illegibility of solicitation. In addition, contractors should review the electronic synopsis prior to submission of bids to determine if the solicitation has been amended.

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