Circular Letters

Circular Letter No. 1162

July 28, 2025

TO: Publishing and Printing Officials of the Federal Government

SUBJECT: Open Requisitions (SF1) for Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations

This letter is to notify you that now is the time to submit open requisitions for Fiscal Year 2026 for your agency’s information (content) to be published in both the Federal Register (FR) and Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) publications (an individual open requisition is required for each publication). You may know that GPO is required by law to publish Federal Register notices.¹ Also, by law, agencies are required to reimburse GPO for the services performed.²

Reimbursement is only achievable with your cooperation by furnishing us with a Standard Form 1 (SF1) containing your valid BAC number and billing information.

To allow for sufficient time for processing and enable us to provide timely feedback to our customers, we have established a cut-off date of September 8, 2025, for receipt of all open requisitions.

The preferred method for submitting requisitions is to e-mail them to [email protected] with “Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations” in the subject line. Upon submission of a requisition, the document must be signed by an authorized agency representative. In order to simplify the process for our customers, GPO has revised the SF1 June 2022 so that the individual signing the updated order form are now able to self-certify that they have the authority to obligate funding and submit printing and binding requisitions to GPO without the additional requirement for a separate formal signature authorization memo/GPO Form https://www.gpo.gov/docs/default-source/forms-standards-pdf-f les/formsf1-rev.pdf 

¹ Chapter 15, Title 44, United States Code. See specifically sections 1502, 1504.

² 44 U.S.C. § 1509: (a) The cost of printing, reprinting, wrapping, binding, and distributing the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations, and, except as provided in subsection (b), other expenses incurred by the Government Publishing Office in carrying out the duties placed upon it by this chapter shall be charged to [GPO’s] revolving fund provided in section 309. Reimbursements for such costs and expenses shall be made by the Federal agencies and credited, together with all receipts, as provided in section 309(b).

NOTE: Field or regional activities should coordinate their requirements with their Washington, DC area headquarters Printing Officers before submitting any paperwork to avoid order duplication and to ensure signature authorization.

TO SUPPORT THE FINANCIAL AND BILLING PROCESS

The Department of Treasury is expecting that all Federal Agencies comply with G-Invoicing (GINV) requirements in FY26. G-Invoicing will replace the traditional reimbursable agreement process for Intragovernmental (IGT) Buy/Sell activity. GPO is fully prepared to support G-Invoicing.

To ensure accurate billing, please provide the following information:

• Billing Address Code (BAC): This code identifies the Ordering Agency. Submit a separate open requisition (SF1) for each BAC.
• G-Invoicing Information: Include the GT&C, Order, Line, and Schedule numbers.
• The GT&C serves as the overarching agreement between the buyer and seller.
• The Order is the fiscal year funding document, including the Line and Schedule.
• If you intend to pay by G-Invoicing in FY26 but you do not have the complete GT&C and Order numbers at the time of SF-1 submission, please enter the GT&C number or “To Be Provided” in the G-Invoicing fields.
• Purchase Card: If using this payment method for the fiscal year, check the purchase card box and provide the purchase card number, expiration date, name as listed on the card, and the cardholder’s phone number.
• Line of Accounting (LOA): Include this if required for your agency’s payment processing.
• Component Treasury Account System (TAS) and Business Event Type Code (BETC): TAS/BETC information is required for legacy IPAC transactions but is not necessary if G-Invoicing information is provided.
• Additional Information: Provide contact information for your agency’s financial personnel (name, email address, and phone number) for assistance with billing issues. Also include any additional information that will support the billing process.

Register for one of our information sessions for more information on doing business with GPO in G-Invoicing. Registration links are on our webpage at https://www.gpo.gov/how-to-workwith-us/agency/g-invoicing.

If you have any questions concerning this circular, please contact OFR Publishing Services at email [email protected].

Sincerely,

JAMIE FOWLER
Managing Director
Government Publishing & Print Procurement

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