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Location:	Federal
Posted:	Aug 5, 2026
Due:	Aug 12, 2026
Agency:	U.S. Government Publishing Office
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	20 - Ship and Marine Equipment
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Program 6435-S

Written by: MP

Reviewed by: rlw

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U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE

Government Publishing & Printing Procurement

GENERAL TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND SPECIFICATIONS

For the Procurement of

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as requisitioned from the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) by the

Department of Energy

Savannah River Nuclear Solutions

Aiken, SC

Single Award

TERM OF CONTRACT

The term of this contract is for the period beginning Date of Award through August 31, 2027, plus four

optional 12-month extension period(s) that may be added in accordance with the “Option to Extend the Term of

Contract” clause in Section 1 of this contract.

BID OPENING

Bids shall be opened virtually at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time (ET), on August 12, 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 email bids (Section 4. - Schedule of Prices pages) to bids@gpo.gov for this solicitation. No other

method of bid submission will be accepted at this time. The Program Number, company name, and bid opening

date must be specified in the subject line of the emailed bid submission. Bids received after the bid opening date

and time specified above will not be considered for award.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

These specifications have been revised; therefore, all bidders are cautioned to familiarize themselves with all

provisions of these specifications before bidding.

Bid submission provisions under “ADDITIONAL EMAILED BID SUBMISSION PROVISIONS” on page 5.

Abstract available on GPO Web Site at https://www.gpo.gov/how-to-work-with-us/vendors/contract-pricing

For information of a technical nature, contact Malaysia Peele at mpeele@gpo.gov or (202) 512-2458.

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SECTION 1. – GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

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)).

• GPO Contract Terms (GPO Publication 310.2) – https://www.gpo.gov/docs/default-source/forms-

and-standards-files-for-vendors/contract-terms-01-18.pdf.

• GPO QATAP (GPO Publication 310.1) – https://www.gpo.gov/docs/default-source/forms-and-

standards-files-for-vendors/qatap-rev-09-19.pdf.

• More GPO Publications can be found at: https://www.gpo.gov/how-to-work-with-us/vendors/forms-

and-standards.

GPO IMPRINT REQUIREMENTS: The GPO imprint requirement, GPO Contract Terms, Supplemental

Specifications, No. 9, is waived.

QUALITY ASSURANCE LEVELS AND STANDARDS

The following levels and standards shall apply to these specifications:

Product Quality Levels:

(a) Printing (page related) Attributes – Level III

(b) Finishing (item related) Attributes – Level III.

Inspection Levels (from ANSI/ASQC Z1.4):

(a) Non-destructive Tests – General Inspection Level I.

(b) Destructive Tests – Special Inspection Level S-2.

Specified Standards: The specified standards for the attributes requiring them shall be:

Attribute

Specified Standard

P-7. Type Quality and Uniformity

Average Type Dimension

P-9. Solid and Screen Tint Color Match

Pantone Matching System

Must conform to Federal Specs. UU-T-81 in all respects except for “5. Prep for Delivery”, size and where

superseded by Federal Spec A-A-900B and ANSI/ASQC Z 1.4.

Scotch Tape Test: Printing must withstand a “Scotch Tape Test”. Press a strip of “Scotch” tape firmly on the

printed area and remove. There should be no transfer of the printed area to the tape.

Average Type Dimension style/theme font point sizes to be consistent throughout the finished product.

Prior to award, contractor may be required to provide information related to specific equipment that will be used

for production.

EXTENSION OF TERM OF CONTRACT

At the request of the Government, the term of any contract resulting from this solicitation may be extended for

such period of time as may be mutually agreeable to the GPO and the contractor.

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OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF CONTRACT

The Government has the option to extend the term of this contract for a period of 12 months by written notice to

the contractor not later than 30 days before the contract expires. If the Government exercises this option, the

extended contract shall be considered to include this clause, except, the total duration of the contract may not

exceed five years (August 31, 2031) as a result of, and including, any extension(s) added under this clause.

Further extension may be negotiated under the “Extension of Term of Contract” clause. See also “Economic

Price Adjustment” for authorized pricing adjustment(s).

ECONOMIC PRICE ADJUSTMENT

The pricing under this contract shall be adjusted in accordance with this clause, provided that in no event will any

pricing adjustment be made that would exceed the maximum permissible under any law in effect at the time of the

adjustment. There will be no adjustment for orders placed during the first period specified below. Pricing will

thereafter be eligible for adjustment during the second and any succeeding performance period(s). For each

performance period after the first, a percentage figure will be calculated as described below and that figure will be

the economic price adjustment for that entire next period. Pricing adjustments under this clause are not applicable

to reimbursable postage or transportation costs, or to paper, if paper prices are subject to adjustment by separate

clause elsewhere in this contract.

For the purpose of this clause, performance under this contract will be divided into successive periods. The first

period will extend Date of Award to August 31, 2027, and the second and any succeeding period(s) will extend

for 12 months from the end of the last preceding period, except that the length of the final period may vary. The

first day of the second and any succeeding period(s) will be the effective date of the economic price adjustment

for that period.

Pricing adjustments in accordance with this clause will be based on changes in the seasonally adjusted “Consumer

Price Index For All Urban Consumers – Commodities Less Food” (Index) published monthly in the CPI Detailed

Report by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The economic price adjustment will be the percentage difference between Index averages as specified in this

paragraph. An index called the variable index will be calculated by averaging the monthly Indexes from the

12-month interval ending three (3) months prior to the beginning of the period being considered for adjustment.

This average is then compared to the average of the monthly Indexes for the 12-month interval ending May

31, 2026, called the base index. The percentage change (plus or minus) of the variable index from the base index

will be the economic price adjustment for the period being considered for adjustment.

The Government will notify the contractor by contract modification specifying the percentage increase or

decrease to be applied to invoices for orders placed during the period indicated. The contractor shall apply the

percentage increase or decrease against the total price of the invoice less reimbursable postage or transportation

costs and separately adjusted paper prices. Payment discounts shall be applied after the invoice price is adjusted.

PREAWARD SURVEY

In order to determine the responsibility of the prime contractor or any subcontractor, the Government reserves the

right to conduct an on-site preaward survey at the contractor's/subcontractor's facility or to require other evidence

of technical, production, managerial, financial, and similar abilities to perform, prior to the award of a contract.

As part of the financial determination, the contractor in line for award may be required to provide one or more of

the following financial documents:

1) Most recent profit and loss statement

2) Most recent balance sheet

3) Statement of cash flows

4) Current official bank statement

5) Current lines of credit (with amounts available)

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6) Letter of commitment from paper supplier(s)

7) Letter of commitment from any subcontractor

The documents will be reviewed to validate that adequate financial resources are available to perform the contract

requirements. Documents submitted will be kept confidential and used only for the determination of

responsibility by the Government. Failure to provide the requested information in the time specified by the

Government may result in the Contracting Officer not having adequate information to reach an affirmative

determination of responsibility.

ASSIGNMENT OF JACKETS, PURCHASE AND PRINT ORDERS

A GPO jacket number will be assigned and a purchase order issued to the contractor to cover work performed.

The purchase order will be supplemented by an individual print order for each job placed with the contractor. The

print order, when issued, will indicate the quantity to be produced and any other information pertinent to the

particular order.

ORDERING

Items to be furnished under the contract shall be ordered by the issuance of print orders by the Government.

Orders may be issued under the contract from Date of Award through August 31, 2027, plus for such additional

period(s) as the contract is extended. All print orders issued hereunder are subject to the terms and conditions of

the contract. The contract shall control in the event of conflict with any print order. A print order shall be

“issued” upon notification by the Government for purposes of the contract when it is electronically transmitted or

otherwise physically furnished to the contractor in conformance with the schedule.

REQUIREMENTS

This is a requirement contract for the items and for the period specified herein. Shipment/delivery of items or

performance of work shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the clause entitled

“Ordering”. The quantities of items specified herein are estimates only and are not purchased hereby. Except as

may be otherwise provided in this contract, if the Government’s requirements for the items set forth herein do not

result in orders in the amounts or quantities described as “estimated”, it shall not constitute the basis for an

equitable price adjustment under this contract.

Except as otherwise provided in this contract, the Government shall order from the contractor(s) all the items set

forth which are required to be purchased by the Government activity identified on page 1.

The Government shall not be required to purchase from the contractor(s), requirements in excess of the limit on

total orders under this contract, if any.

Orders issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that time shall be completed

by the contractor(s) within the time specified in the order, and the rights and obligations of the contractor(s) and

the Government respecting those orders shall be governed by the terms of this contract to the same extent as if

completed during the effective period of this contract.

If shipment/delivery of any quantity of an item covered by the contract is required by reason of urgency prior to

the earliest date that shipment/delivery may be specified under this contract, and if the contractor(s) will not

accept an order providing for the accelerated shipment/delivery, the Government may procure this requirement

from another source.

The Government may issue orders which provide for shipment/delivery to or performance at multiple

destinations.

Subject to any limitations elsewhere in this contract, the contractor shall furnish to the Government all items set

forth herein which are called for by print orders issued in accordance with the “Ordering” clause of this contract.

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ADDITIONAL EMAILED BID SUBMISSION PROVISIONS: The Government will not be responsible for

any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of the emailed bid including, but not limited to, the

following:

1. Illegibility of bid.

2. Emails over 75 MB may not be received by GPO due to size limitations for receiving emails.

3. The bidder’s email provider may have different size limitations for sending email; however, bidders are

advised not to exceed GPO’s stated limit.

4. When the email bid is received by GPO, it will remain unopened until the specified bid opening time.

Government personnel will not validate receipt of the emailed bid prior to BID OPENING. GPO will use

the prevailing eastern time and the exact time that the email is received by GPO’s email server as the

official time stamp for bid receipt at the specified location.

PAYMENT

Submitting invoices for payment via the GPO fax gateway (if no samples are required) utilizing the GPO barcode

coversheet program application is the most efficient method of invoicing.

Instruction for using this method can be found at the following web address:

http://winapps.access.gpo.gov/fms/vouchers/barcode/instructions.html.

Invoices may also be mailed to: U.S. Government Publishing Office, Office of Financial Management, Attn:

Comptroller, Stop: FMCE, Washington, DC 20401.

Contractor’s billing invoice must be itemized in accordance with the items in the “Section 4 - Schedule of Prices.”

For more information about the billing process, refer to the General Information of the Office of Finance web page located

at: https://www.gpo.gov/how-to-work-with-us/agency/billing-and-payment.

This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.