Circular Letter No. 407

April 15, 1996

TO: Printing and Publishing Officials of the Federal Government

SUBJECT: Fiscal Year 1997 Open Requisitions

This is to request early submission of your open requisitions. Your prompt action will help us give you timely feedback of necessary information.

Each year, we must expend much time and effort to ensure completeness and accuracy of the orders received. Principal among items of information which we find incorrect or missing are:

• Discrepancies between quantities ordered and quantity totals shown on distribution lists, which may result in over- or underproduction.
• Incomplete or erroneous addresses on distribution lists, which may cause loss or misdelivery of publications.

Additionally, the following information must appear on your requisition:

• Citation of the previous year's requisition number, and jacket number, which we use to cross-check that all your requirements are in. If your requisition is for a new requirement, please indicate so on your requisition.
• Entry of your Billing Address Code (BAC), which is necessary to properly identify each order.

Open requisitions for Fiscal Year 1997 should be submitted (through each agency's Washington, DC, headquarters office) to this Office no later than June 14, 1996. Open requisitions and riders for Regional programs should be sent directly to the appropriate Region, not to the Central Office. In addition, consolidation to one distribution location per agency address in lieu of multiple room addresses would be greatly appreciated. It should be noted that open requisition numbers for Fiscal Year 1997 should begin with the prefix 7; i.e., 7-00001.

You should submit requirements for items such as continuance of commercial term contracts, current work programs, dated periodicals, Operating Manuals maintenance material (formerly FPM maintenance material), Congressional material, mailing by the Superintendent of Documents (SuDocs), subscriptions from SuDocs, orders from Paper and Materials Control Section, and standing riders (not one-time riders) for material ordered by other agencies on a continuing basis. (See the following listing of material for which this Office accepts open requisitions.)

Inquiries concerning ordering of Congressional materials may be directed to Ms. Joyce Ashford, 202-512-0224, Congressional Printing Management Division. Any other inquiries concerning this letter may be directed to Ms. Yael Intrator, 202-512-0258, or Ms. Tracy Wilson, 202-512-1629, Departmental Account Representative Division.

Sincerely,

ROBERT G. COX
Superintendent,
Departmental Account Representative Division

Listing of Material Ordered by Other Agencies for Which GPO Will Accept Open Requisitions

1. Notice and Posting System and Operating Manuals Maintenance Material (Separate reqs. for each of 11 publications and the ) Notice and Posting System-- OPM
2. Job Grading System for Trades and Labor Occupations (CD-ROM only) -- OPM
3. The Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions (formerly Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions) (CD-ROM and paper) -- OPM
4. Digest of Significant Classification Decisions and Opinions (CD-ROM only) -- OPM
5. The Handbook of Occupational Groups and Series (CD-ROM only) -- OPM
6. The Federal Labor-Management and Employee Relations Consultant -- OPM
7. Salary Table No. 97, Executive Branch of the Government -- OPM
8. Federal Civilian Workforce Statistics -- Employment and Trends -- OPM
9. Workforce Performance -- OPM
10. OPM Telephone Directory -- OPM
11. OPM Organizational Directory of Key Officials -- OPM
12. Focus -- OPM
13. Working Years and Personnel Costs, Fiscal Year 1996 -- OPM
14. Biannual Report of Employment by Geographic Area -- OPM
15. Pay Structure of the Federal Civil Service -- OPM
16. OPM Message to the SES -- OPM
17. New Developments in Employee and Labor Relations -- OPM
18. Significant Cases -- OPM
19. Daily Congressional Record -- GPO
20. Bound Congressional Record -- GPO
21. U.S. Statutes at Large -- GPO
22. DOD Telephone Directory -- Army
23. Economic Report of the President -- Council of Economic Advisors
24. Directory of DCAA Offices -- DLA
25. List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement or Nonprocurement Programs -- Nonprocurement List -- GSA
26. Federal Energy Guideline Reports -- FERC
27. Federal Energy Guideline Statutes and Regulations -- FERC
28. Federal Travel Regulations and Subsequent Changes -- GSA
29. Commuted Rate Schedule -- GSA
30. Occupational Outlook Handbook -- Labor
31. Maximum Travel Per Diem Allowance for Foreign Areas -- State
32. Standardized Regulations (Government, Civilian, Foreign Areas) -- State
33. Federal Information Resources Management Regulations (FIRMR) -- GSA
34. Federal Acquisition Circulars (Changes to Federal Acquisition Regulations) -- GSA
35. General Wage Determinations Issued Under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (Specify: Vol. 1, 2, 3: East; Vol. 4, 5: Central; Vol. 6: West; or all 6 Vols.) -- Labor
36. NARA Bulletin -- NARA
37. General Records Schedules (GRS) -- NARA
38. Requisition to cover cost of material published in the Federal Register and a separate requisition to cover cost of material published in the Code of Federal Regulations.
    Note: If only one requisition is received, both products will be charged to that requisition.

Operating Manuals and Maintenance Material

1. Notice and Posting System
2. OPERATING MANUAL -- The Guide to Personnel Data Standards
3. OPERATING MANUAL -- The Guide to Personnel Recordkeeping
4. OPERATING MANUAL -- The Guide to Processing Personnel Actions
5. OPERATING MANUAL -- Federal Workforce Reporting System
6. OPERATING MANUAL -- The SF-113 Summary Data Reporting System
7. OPERATING MANUAL -- The CSRS and FERS Handbook for Personnel and Payroll Offices
8. OPERATING MANUAL -- The Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Handbook for Personnel and Payroll Offices
9. OPERATING MANUAL -- The Federal Employees Health Benefits Handbook for Personnel and Payroll Offices
10. OPERATING MANUAL -- The Federal Wage System
11. OPERATING MANUAL -- The Federal Wage System Nonappropriated Fund
12. OPERATING MANUAL -- The Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions (formerly Qualification Standards Handbook General Schedule Positions)

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