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Updates for BiddersSPECIAL NOTICE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2008-APPLICABLE TO ALL CONTRACTORS WISHING TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE (GPO) Every contractor seeking to do business with the GPO must first complete and thereafter maintain the accuracy of its GPO Contractor Connection registration with the following mandatory taxpayer information boxes: "EIN/TIN #" (Employer Identification Number or Taxpayer Identification Number); "Subject to Backup Withholding" (See Form W-9, Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification); and, "Current W-9 Request" (See Form W-9). GPO will withhold payment of any invoices for work completed by any contractor who fails to provide these tax data in GPO Contractor Connection. Such invoices will be declared ineligible for payment until all requirements for payment, including providing these tax data in GPO Contractor Connection, have been satisfied. All parties seeking to do business with the GPO should provide their tax data to Contractor Connection immediately. Withholding of invoice payment utilizing the tax data will commence on Tuesday, January 1, 2008. Attention Bidders If you are looking for specific standards, policies, or applications, please visit the Select Forms & Standards for Printing Procurement or the Quality Control & Inventory Management pages. NOTICES Simplified Purchase Agreement (SPA)Information Online New Imprint Line for GPO Contracts The GPO logo for the new imprint line is available in four downloadable versions.* (Mac users: Control-click and "Download Link to Disk") (PC users: Right-click and "Save Target as..") * Notice for Contractors: The GPO imprint line must be set in 6-point sans serif type (e.g., Arial regular) and should consist of the GPO logo which can be downloaded from the Web site, the current calendar year, an em dash, and the jacket number (View sample). In the case of term contracts, the print order number must also be included in the imprint line (View sample). The items following the GPO logo in the imprint should be added manually by the contractor. Additional commercial identification mark(s) of any kind must not appear on any product(s) ordered. |
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) that represents the current GPO imprint line has been replaced by the GPO logo. This new imprint line should appear on all products and publications produced by, or for the GPO - at the bottom of the last printed page on books and pamphlets; at the bottom of the back on face of the products; at the bottom of face-only products (except letterheads, certificates, etc.), or in the stub of multipart sets. 
