GPO Solicitations Online

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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: 162-S

Title: Short-Run, Fast Turnaround, Black/Color Duplicating/Copying
Bid Opening Date: September 15, 2008
Scope: These specifications cover the fast turnaround of black and color duplicating/copying (in the exact order received) of court transcripts, trial exhibits, medical records, (i.e., x-rays, EKG strips, etc.) and various other forms of discovery in black or full color; and duplicating CDs and DVDs from a furnished master, requiring such operations as copy preparation, duplicating/copying in black and full color, Bates numbering, scanning documents to a CD, duplication of video tapes, binding, packing and distribution.

Program Number: 878-S (R-1)

Title: Mi
Bid Opening Date: September 16, 2008
Scope: These specifications cover the production of 11 different certificates requiring such operations as prepress, printing, binding, stamping/embossing, packing, and distribution

Program Number: 520-S (R-1)

Title: Studies and Reports
Bid Opening Date: September 17,2008
Scope: These specifications cover the production of separate-covered publications requiring such operations as electronic prepress, printing (including four-color process), binding, packing, and distribution

Program Number: 54-S Amendment No. 1

Title: United States Coast Pilot (Perfect Bound Publications)
Bid Opening Date: September 18, 2008
Scope: These specifications cover the production of separate covered perfect bound publications requiring such operations as electronic prepress, printing (including four-color process), binding, packing, and delivery.

Program Number: 92-S

Title: LogLines
Bid Opening Date: September 26, 2008
Scope: These specifications cover the production of separate-covered publications requiring such operations as electronic prepress, printing in four-color process, binding, packing, and distribution

Program Number: 723-S

Title: Manuals, Books, Pamphlets, and Training Guides
Bid Opening Date: Bids shall be publicly opened at 11:00 a.m., prevailing Washington, DC time, on September 26, 2008
Scope: These specifications cover the production of separate and self-covered publications requiring such operations as electronic prepress, printing, binding, packing and distribution

Program Number: 252-S (R-1)

Title: Books and Pamphlets
Bid Opening Date: September 30, 2009
Scope: These specifications cover the production of separate and self-covered publications requiring such operations as electronic prepress, printing (including four-color process), binding, packing and distribution

ONE-TIME BIDS

Jacket Number: 346-295

Bid Opening Date: SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
Product: 176 page publication with separate wraparound cover, perfect bound. Cover and text print in 2 colors. Varnishing required on the cover
Title: 2008 Consumer Action Handbook
Quantity: 100,017 copies
Ship/Deliver Date: Ship complete to arrive at destinations on or before October 3, 2008

Jacket Number: -346-622 & 346-623

Bid Opening Date: September 15, 2008
Product: Expansion type file folders with die-cut front leaf and a reinforced lipped back leaf containing numbering and a bar code on a pressure sensitive label and equipped with two permanently affixed metal fasteners.
Title: Alien File Jacket (A-File)
Quantity: 1,444,000 total copies
Ship/Deliver Date: October 31, 2008

Jacket Number: 341-251

Bid Opening Date: SEPTEMBER 16, 2008.
Product: 8-page self-cover publication, paste on fold or saddle-wire stitch.
Title: Instructions for Form 1040X - Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return.
Quantity: 3,160,147 copies, plus or minus none.
Ship/Deliver Date: Ship 20 copies (Advance Distribution List) on or before November 26, 2008. Ship complete on or before December 2, 2008.

Jacket Number: 341-337

Bid Opening Date: SEPTEMBER 16, 2008.
Product: Face and back folded form.
Title: Instructions for Form 2210 - Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Individuals, Estates and Trusts
Quantity: 4,129,247 copies, plus or minus none.
Ship/Deliver Date: Ship 20 copies (Advance Distribution List) on or before December 9, 2008. Ship complete on or before December 22, 2008.

Jacket Number: 341-119

Bid Opening Date: SEPTEMBER 17, 2008.
Product: Face and back form, perforations required.
Title: Employees Withholding Allowance Certificate.
Quantity: 12,186,247 copies, plus or minus none
Ship/Deliver Date: Ship 20 copies (Advance Distribution List) on or before December 8, 2008. Ship complete on or before December 12, 2008.

Jacket Number: 341-245

Bid Opening Date: SEPTEMBER 17, 2008.
Product: 48-page self-cover publication, pasted on fold or saddle-wire stitched.
Title: Instructions for Form 1040NR - U.S. Nonresident Alien Tax Return.
Quantity: 59,277 copies, plus or minus none.
Ship/Deliver Date: Ship 20 copies (Advance Distribution List) on or before December 2, 2008. Ship complete on or before December 9, 2008.

Jacket Number: 341-521

Bid Opening Date: SEPTEMBER 17, 2008.
Product: Face and back folded form.
Title: Instructions for Schedule 2 (Form 1040A) - Child and Dependent Care Expenses for Form 1040A Filers.
Quantity: 1,720,237 copies, plus or minus none.
Ship/Deliver Date: Ship 20 copies (Advance Distribution List) on or before December 16, 2008. Ship complete on or before December 19, 2008.

Jacket Number: 346609

Bid Opening Date: September 17, 2008
Product: Kit consisting of Item (A) - one 2-pocket kit folder containing the following: Item (B) - one CD button retainer for CD-ROM, Item (C) - one duplicated CD-ROM, Item (D) - one copy of "MyPyramid" poster (FNS 380), Item (E) - one copy of "How Much Do You Eat?" poster (FNS 390), Item (F) - one copy of "Enjoy Moving" poster (FNS 420), Item (G) - one copy of "Read It Before You Eat It!" poster (FNS 398), Item (H) - twenty-five copies of "MyPyramid: Steps to a Healthier You" mini-poster (FSN 391), and Item (I) - twenty-five copies of "Enjoy Moving Activity Pyramid" mini-poster (FNS 403). Item (A), containing Items (B) through (I), is then inserted into Item (J), a shipping envelope which is then sealed. ALSO, there are additional copies of Items (D) through (I)
Title: "Nibbles for Health"
Quantity: 50,000 kits plus additional copies of the following items: Item (D) - 25,000 copies, Item (E) - 25,000 copies, Item (F) 25,000 copies, Item (G) - 25,000 copies, Item (H) - 200,000 copies, and Item (I) - 200,000 copies
Ship/Deliver Date: Deliver complete on or before October 16, 2008.

Jacket Number: 341-230

Bid Opening Date: SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
Product: 8-page self-cover publication, paste on fold or saddle-wire stitched.
Title: Instructions for Form 8606 - Nondeductible IRAs.
Quantity: 510,237 copies, plus or minus none.
Ship/Deliver Date: Ship 20 copies (Advance Distribution List) on or before November 6, 2008. Ship complete on or before November 18, 2008.

Jacket Number: 341-233

Bid Opening Date: SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
Product: 8-page self-cover publication, paste on fold or saddle-wire stitch, perforation required.
Title: Form 1040-ES - Estimated Tax for Individuals.
Quantity: 2,453,487 copies, plus or minus none.
Ship/Deliver Date: Ship 20 copies (Advance Distribution List) on or before December 29, 2008. Ship complete on or before January 5, 2009.

Jacket Number: 341-334

Bid Opening Date: SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
Product: Face and back folded form, perforations required.
Title: Form 2210 - Underpayment of Estimate Tax by Individuals, Estates and Trust.
Quantity: 4,327,747 copies, plus or minus none.
Ship/Deliver Date: Ship 20 copies (Advance Distribution List) on or before December 16, 2008. Ship complete on or before December 19, 2008.

Jacket Number: 341-217

Bid Opening Date: SEPTEMBER 19, 2008.
Product: Face and back folded form.
Title: Instructions for Schedule R (Form 1040) - Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled.
Quantity: 960,237 copies, plus or minus none.
Ship/Deliver Date: Ship 20 copies (Advance Distribution List) on or before December 2, 2008. Ship complete on or before December 9, 2008.

Jacket Number: 341-244

Bid Opening Date: SEPTEMBER 19, 2008.
Product: Face and back folded form, perforations required.
Title: U.S. Nonresident Alien Income tax Return.
Quantity: 198,237 copies, plus or minus none.
Ship/Deliver Date: Ship 20 copies (Advance Distribution List) on or before December 9, 2008. Ship complete on or before December 21, 2008.

Jacket Number: 341-289

Bid Opening Date: SEPTEMBER 19, 2008.
Product: 6-part snapset. Part 1 to be optically scanned.
Title: Wage and Tax Statement.
Quantity: 1,720,525 sets, plus or minus none. Note: sets, 9 x 11" (2-up) = 3,441,050 sets 9 x 5-1/2".
Ship/Deliver Date: Ship/mail complete on or before October 29, 2008

Jacket Number: 341-290

Bid Opening Date: SEPTEMBER 19, 2008.
Title: Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements
Quantity: 1,575,205 forms plus or minus none
Ship/Deliver Date: Ship/mail complete on or before October 22, 2008

Jacket Number: 341-443

Bid Opening Date: SEPTEMBER 19, 2008
Product: Face and back form.
Title: Nondeductible IRAs.
Quantity: 1,455,237 copies, plus or minus none
Ship/Deliver Date: Ship 15 copies (Advance Distribution List) on or before November 11, 2008. Ship complete on or before November 18, 2008.

Jacket Number: 341-070 Amendment No. 1

Bid Opening Date: SEPTEMBER 22, 2008.
Product: These specifications cover the printing and binding of three (3) separate self-covered pamphlets (one 164 pages, one 80 pages, and one 36 pages) with a total quantity of approx. 18,659,800 pamphlets to approx. 2,716 destinations that will require packing into an estimated 28,148 cartons/jiffy bags, label with mail labels, and ship/mail. The three instructions are to be packed with Document 7425. All cartons are to be labeled with a mail label affixed to the top of the carton. The contractor will be required, each day, to prepare an electronic shipping report (see Section 1.7). NOTE: Due to the numerous exhibit pages in this specification, the exhibits will not be put on the Internet. A complete copy of the specifications may be obtained from the bid room by request. Telephone 202-512-0526.
Title: TFOP PLAN INSTRUCTIONS (3) FULL CARTON FOR THE TAX YEAR 2008.
Ship/Deliver Date: 12-08-08Start to mail date (On or before) 12-15-08Mail complete date (on or before)

Jacket Number: 341-297

Bid Opening Date: SEPTEMBER 22, 2008.
Title: Miscellaneous Income
Quantity: 1,986,382 sets plus or minus none, Note: sets, 8-1/2" x 11" (2-up) = 3,972,764 sets 8-1/2 x 5-1/2".
Ship/Deliver Date: Ship/mail complete before October 15, 2008 (ship/mail to the furthest destination first (i.e. Hawaii, Alaska, Virgin Islands)

Jacket Number: 341-058

Bid Opening Date: SEPTEMBER 23, 2008.
Product: These specifications cover the printing and trimming of four two-page forms, estimated total quantity of 10,299,450. The four items are to be packed with Document 7425 into an estimated 13,830 cartons/jiffy bags. Computer imaging/addressing labels; palletizing; packing; storing; assembling by Zip Code (staging); and ship/mail. NOTE: Due to the numerous exhibit pages in this specification, the exhibits will not be accessible via the Internet. A complete copy of the specifications including exhibit pages may be obtained by contacting GPO's bid room @ (202) 512-0526.
Title: TFOP PLAN FORMS (1) FOR TAX YEAR 2008
Ship/Deliver Date: 12-05-2008 Start ship date. (On or before) 12-19-2008 Ship complete date.

Jacket Number: 341-303

Bid Opening Date: SEPTEMBER 23, 2008
Title: Interest Income
Quantity: 273,972 sets plus or minus none, Note: sets, 8-1/2 x 11" (3-up) = 547,944 sets 8 1/2" x 3-2/3".
Ship/Deliver Date: Ship/mail complete on or before October 22, 2008 (ship/mail to the furthest destination first (i.e. Hawaii, Alaska, Virgin Islands)

Jacket Number: 341-068

Bid Opening Date: SEPTEMBER 24, 2008.
Product: These specifications cover the printing and binding of 3 separate self-covered pamphlets (one 164 pages, one 84 pages, and one 44 pages) with a total quantity of approximately 2,414,955 pamphlets packed into approximately 26,173 cartons/jiffy bags; label with mail labels; and ship/mail. The three instructions are to be packed with Document 7425. All cartons are to be labeled with a mail label affixed to the top of the carton. The contractor will be required, each day, to prepare an electronic shipping report (see Section 1.7). NOTE: Due to the numerous exhibit pages in this specification, the exhibits will not be put on the Internet. A complete copy of the specifications may be obtained from the bid room by request. Telephone 202-512-0526.
Title: TFOP PLAN INSTRUCTIONS (1) FOR THE TAX YEAR 2008.
Ship/Deliver Date: 12-08-08 12-08-08Start to mail date (On or before) Contractor must provide the individual weight of each product via email to mary.g.kruemmel@irs.gov 12-15-08Mail complete date (on or before)

Jacket Number: 329-296 Amendment No. 1

Bid Opening Date: SEPTEMBER 24, 2008
Title: Annual Summary and Transmittal of U.S. Information Returns
Quantity: 1,674,222 forms plus or minus none
Ship/Deliver Date: Ship/mail complete on or before October 22, 2008 (ship/mail to the furthest destination first (i.e. Hawaii, Alaska, Virgin Islands)

Jacket Number: 341-069 Amendment No. 1

Bid Opening Date: SEPTEMBER 25, 2008.
Product: These specifications cover the printing and binding of 3 separate self-covered pamphlets (one 164 pages, one 80 pages, and one 36 pages) with a total quantity of 5,142,520 pamphlets that will require packing into an estimated 42,186 cartons/jiffy bags, label with mail labels, and ship/mail. The three instructions are to be packed with Document 7425. All cartons are to be labeled with a mail label affixed to the top of the carton. The contractor will be required, each day, to prepare an electronic shipping report (see Section 1.7). NOTE: Due to the numerous exhibit pages in this specification, the exhibits will not be put on the Internet. A complete copy of the specifications may be obtained from the bid room by request. Telephone 202-512-0526.
Title: TFOP PLAN INSTRUCTIONS (2) FOR THE TAX YEAR 2008.
Ship/Deliver Date: 12-04-08Start to mail date (On or before) 12-15-08Mail complete date (on or before)

Jacket Number: 341-089

Bid Opening Date: SEPTEMBER 25, 2008
Product: 1040-ES/V - 4,800,000 9-piece mailer packages. All packages will consist of one set of 1040-ES tax vouchers (4 up), one 1040-V payment voucher/instruction, one 6-page 1040-ES instruction, four 1040-ES return envelopes, and one extended-flap return envelope, all items inserted into a mailer envelope that SEALS COMPLETELY. All vouchers are printed, and computer imaged (impact or nonimpact). NCOA Link processing required. The packages are to be sorted for First Class Mail presorted, trayed mailing and turned over to the USPS. BIDDERS, PLEASE NOTE: The requirements for this contract have been extensively revised; therefore, all bidders are cautioned to familiarize themselves with all provisions of these specifications before bidding.
Title: ESTIMATED TAX VOUCHERS PACKAGE 1040-ES/V (OCR) FOR TAX YEAR 2008
Ship/Deliver Date: 01-16-09 Earliest date mail may be turned over to USPS. 01-26-09 Complete mailing. Contractor must submit 1 complete set of all copies of PS Form 3600 (See Section 2.4).

Jacket Number: 341-060 Amendment No. 1

Bid Opening Date: SEPTEMBER 26, 2008.
Product: These specifications cover the printing and trimming of four two-page forms, estimated total quantity of 17,580,500. The four items are to be packed with Document 7425 into an estimated 9,039 cartons/jiffy bags; computer imaging/addressing labels; palletizing; packing; storing; assembling by Zip Code (staging); and turnover ship/mail. NOTE: Due to the numerous exhibit pages in this specification, the exhibits will not be accessible via the Internet. A complete copy of the specifications including exhibit pages may be obtained by contacting GPO's bid room @ (202) 512-0526.
Title: TFOP PLAN FORMS (2) FOR TAX YEAR 2008
Ship/Deliver Date: 12-05-2008 Start ship date. (On or before) 12-19-2008 Ship complete date.

Jacket Number: 341-063 Amendment No. 1

Bid Opening Date: SEPTEMBER 29, 2008.
Product: These specifications cover the printing and trimming of four two-page forms, estimated total quantity of 48,210,000. The four items are to be packed with Document 7425 into an estimated 16,070 cartons; computer imaging/addressing labels; palletizing; packing; storing; assembling by Zip Code (staging); and turnover ship/mail. NOTE: Due to the numerous exhibit pages in this specification, the exhibits will not be accessible via the Internet. A complete copy of the specifications including exhibit pages may be obtained by contacting GPO's bid room @ (202) 512-0526.
Title: TFOP PLAN FORMS (3) FULL CARTONS FOR TAX YEAR 2008
Ship/Deliver Date: 12-05-2008 Start ship date. (On or before) 12-19-2008 Ship complete date.

Jacket Number: 341-062

Bid Opening Date: SEPTEMBER 30, 2008.
Product: These specifications cover the printing and binding of two (2) separate tax packages for mailing (which totals 67,000), as follows: 64,000 packages of 1040-PR and 3,000 packages of 1040-SS. Each separate tax package will require such operations as printing and binding of forms and instructions, manufacturing and printing envelopes; In addition, these specifications require NCOA processing, USPS CASS Certification including LACSLink, NCOALink and Delivery Point Validation, computer imaging/addressing label/s, palletizing, packing, storing, assembling by ZIP Code (staging), and turn over for mailing of packages (includes some packages for APO/FPO mail). Carrier route sorting required. NOTE: Due to the numerous exhibit pages in this specification, the exhibits will not be put on the Internet. A complete copy of the specifications may be obtained from the bid room by request. Telephone (202) 512-0526.
Title: INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX PACKAGE 1040-PR and 1040-SS FOR TAX YEAR 2008
Ship/Deliver Date: 01-15-09 Complete turnover of mail packages to Postal Service.

Jacket Number: 341-624

Bid Opening Date: OCTOBER 3, 2008.
Product: 60 page self-covered publication, paste on fold or saddle-wire stitch.
Title: Earned Income Credit.
Quantity: 539,397 copies, plus or minus none.
Ship/Deliver Date: Ship complete on or before December 29, 2008.

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