80-26-01 Federal Benefit Guide Book

Complete specifications and bidding forms and instructions can be found at https://www.gpo.gov/docs/default-source/contracts/452142s.pdf

BID OPENING: Bids shall be opened virtually at 11:00 AM, Eastern Time (ET), on October 30, 2026, at the U.S. Government Publishing Office. All parties interested in attending the bid opening shall email bids@gpo.gov one (1) hour prior to the bid opening date and time to request a Microsoft Teams live stream link. This must be a separate email from the bid submission. The link will be emailed prior to the bid opening.

BID SUBMISSION: Bidders MUST submit email bids to bids@gpo.gov for this solicitation. No other method of bid submission will be accepted at this time.

The Jacket number (452-142S) and bid opening date (October 30, 2026) must be specified in the subject line of the emailed bid submission. Bids received after the bid opening time/date specified above will not be considered for award.

FOR ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE AWARD CONCERNING THESE SPECIFICATIONS, EMAIL Maxianne Villalon at mvillalon@gpo.gov.

GPO CONTRACT TERMS: Any contract which results from this Invitation for Bid will be subject to the applicable provisions, clauses, and supplemental specifications of GPO Contract Terms (GPO Publication 310.2, effective December 1, 1987 (Rev. 01-18)) and GPO Contract Terms, Quality Assurance Through Attributes Program for Printing and Binding (GPO Publication 310.1, effective May 1979 (Rev. 09-19)).

PRODUCT: This specification is for proofing, printing, binding, packing, and shipping of perfect-bound books by the dates specified.

TITLE: 80-26-01 Federal Benefit Guide Book

QUALITY LEVEL: III Quality Assurance Through Attributes (GPO Pub 310.1, effective May 1979 (Rev. 09-19) applies.

QUANTITY: 394,102 total copies (includes 2 copies for GPO using the agreed additional rate). See Page 8.