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U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
Government Publishing & Print Procurement
GENERAL TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND SPECIFICATIONS
For the Procurement of
Disbursement Transaction Statements (DTS) and Form IRS Information Returns
as requisitioned from the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) by the
U.S. Department of Agriculture/Farm Production and Conservation/Business Center/Commodity Credit
Corporation (USDA/FPAC/FBC/CCC)
Single Award
TERM OF CONTRACT: The term of this contract is for the period beginning May 1, 2026 and ending
April 30, 2027, plus up to four (4) optional 12-month extension periods that may be added in accordance
with the "OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT" clause in SECTION 1 of this
contract.
BID OPENING: Bids shall be opened virtually at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time (ET), on March 25, 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 to bids@gpo.gov for this solicitation. No other method of
bid submission will be accepted at this time. The program number 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.
BIDDERS, PLEASE NOTE: These specifications have been extensively revised; therefore, all bidders
are cautioned to familiarize themselves with all provisions of these specifications before bidding.
Abstracts of contract prices are available at: https://www.gpo.gov/how-to-work-with-us/vendors/contract-
pricing.
For information of a technical nature, contact Thomas Ferguson at (312) 353-5783 or email
tferguson@gpo.gov

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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. 1-18) and GPO Contract Terms, Quality Assurance
Through Attributes Program for Printing and Binding (GPO Publication 310.1, effective May 1979
(revised September 2019).
Contract Terms, Forms and Standards information for contractors can be found on the GPO website at
http://www.gpo.gov/how-to-work-with-us/vendors/programs-for-vendors. The Contract Terms
publication noted above can be downloaded at http://www.gpo.gov/docs/default-source/forms-and-
standards-files-for-vendors/qatap.pdf.
PREDOMINANT PRODUCTION FUNCTION: The predominant production function is printing
(excluding envelopes) and mailing, downloading files, manipulating data, computerized variable imaging,
preparation for mailing, and delivery to USPS. These items CANNOT be subcontracted. Bidders who
must subcontract this operation will be determined to be non-responsible for award. Manufacturing and
printing of envelopes is not considered part of the predominant production functions.
CONTRACTOR CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE: Contractor must have a customer
service representative for this account available between the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. prevailing Chicago,
IL time. This person must be able to be accessed via phone, fax, and e-mail. Representative must be able
to address ALL aspects of the contract, including production status, as well as technical areas. Back up
support to this representative must be available in their absence and to provide additional technical
expertise. Government inquiries must be responded to within one hour.
PRODUCTION PLAN
Prior to contract award, the prospective vendor must provide the GPO Contract administrator with a
written plan detailing their compliance with the following requirements:
1. Contractor must provide qualified resources, as an option, should the Government requirements
change post final delivery.
2. Ensure the continuity of service in the event that the Contractor's primary processing center is not
able to perform the required actions and assist in disaster recovery testing.
3. Provide contact personnel for timely coordination of operations, including timely notification to
the government when any printing outages, recoveries, or other issues are encountered that may
affect the timeliness of statement mailings.
4. Provide a statistical sample methodology, needed to ensure the integrity of the data during the
printing process, for USDA/FPAC/FBC/CCC approval for IRS Information Returns.
5. Provide a web-based reporting feature so that the USDA/FPAC/FBC/CCC can actively monitor
the printing and distribution process.
PRE AWARD TEST SAMPLES:
The samples produced during the Initial Testing Period/Pre-award Test will be checked for adherence to
all specifications. The Government will approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove these test copies
within 5 workdays of the receipt thereof. Approval or conditional approval shall not relieve the
contractor from complying with the specifications and all other terms and conditions of the contract. A

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conditional approval shall state any further action required by the contractor. A notice of disapproval
shall state the reasons therefore.
If these copies are disapproved by the Government due to printer's errors, the Government may require
the contractor to submit additional copies for inspection and testing, in the time and under the terms and
conditions specified in the notice of disapproval. Such additional copies shall be furnished, and necessary
changes made, at no additional cost to the Government. In the event these additional copies are
disapproved by the Government due to printer's errors, the contractor may be deemed to have failed to
make delivery within the meaning of terms, the prospective contractor may be declared non-responsible.
If the ability to achieve the necessary quality is not satisfactorily demonstrated, the prospective contractor
may be declared non-responsible.
NOTE: The charge for the initial testing period/pre-award test will be performed at no cost to the
Government. All samples must be manufactured at the same facilities used for producing contract
production quantities.
Pre Award Test samples will be required within 5 workdays after notice to start producing test data
samples. Samples for this requirement are as follows:
50 test data samples for each item to deliver at contractor's expense.
These test samples must reflect the final product as specified in the contract.
QUALITY ASSURANCE LEVELS AND STANDARDS: The following levels and standards shall
apply to these specifications:
Product Quality Level:
(a) Printing (page related) Attributes-Level 4.
(b) Finishing (item related) Attributes-Level 3.
Exceptions:
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 Ok'd Press sheets/Ok'd Priors/Proof
Special Instructions: In-the-event that the Government waives inspection of press sheets/imaging, the
following listed alternate standards shall become the Specified Standards:
P-7. OK'd Priors, OK'd Proofs, average type dimension as typeset by contractor.

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Required Service Standard Maximum Method Of
Allowable Degree Evaluation
(Performance Requirements) (Monthly Of Deviation
Performance (Quality
Standards) Assurance)
A. The Contractor shall complete 100% If printing falls Performance
mailing of DTSs & IRS Information below the 100% statistics
Returns within the time frames cited standard, the transmitted to
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be subject to
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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 pre-award 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)
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.
OPTION TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT TERM: 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 5 years as a result of, and
including, any extension(s) added under this clause. Further extension may be negotiated under the
"Extension of Contract Term" clause. See also "Economic Price Adjustment" for periodic pricing revision.
EXTENSION OF CONTRACT TERM: 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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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 from May 1, 2026 and ending April 30, 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 January 31, 2026 for a May 1, 2026 contract, 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.
If the Government exercises an option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this economic
price adjustment clause.
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 individual "Print Orders" for each job placed with the contractor. The print order,
when issued, will indicate the quantity to be produced and other information pertinent to the particular
order.
POSTAWARD CONFERENCE: At the Government's option, immediately after award a post award
conference with contractor representative(s) may be held via telephone conference to discuss the
requirements of the contract.
Representatives at these meeting must be able to discuss ALL aspects of the production from start to
finish. Additionally, the contractor must be able to provide technical support and assistance during the
term of the contract. No additional charges will be allowed for such performance.

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Contractor must maintain 100% accountability in the accuracy of imaging and mailing of all pieces
throughout run. The Contractor must ensure that there are no missing or duplicate pieces and/or pieces
with mis-imaged data. The Contractor must also ensure that no defective pieces enter the mail stream.
SECURITY WARNING: It is the contractor's responsibility to properly safeguard personally
identifiable information (PII) from loss, theft, or inadvertent disclosure and to immediately notify the
Government of any loss of personally identifiable information. PII is "information which can be used to
distinguish or trace an individual's identity, such as their name, social security number, biometric records,
etc., alone, or when combined with other personal or identifying information which is linked or linkable
to a specific individual, such as date and place of birth, mother's maiden name, etc." (Ref.: OMB
Memorandum 07-16.) Other specific examples of PII include, but are not limited to:
a. Personal identification number, such as passport number, driver's license number, taxpayer
identification number, or financial account or credit card number;
b. Address information, such as street address or personal email address;
c. Personal characteristics, including photographic image (especially of face or other distinguishing
characteristic), fingerprints, handwriting, or other biometric image or template data (e.g., retina scans,
voice signature, facial geometry).
SECURITY: This contract requires the reproduction of documents considered sensitive but unclassified
(SBU). Prior to award the contractor shall/will be required to provide the necessary means, methods and
facilities to ensure secure custody and strict accountability of all job materials while in the contractor's
possession.
Secure Transmission of Materials: Transmission of materials outside of the contractor's facility (i.e.
pickup and return of government furnished materials, etc.) shall be conducted in a manner which prevents
loss, theft, or unauthorized access. Materials may be transmitted by one of the following methods:
a) Via employees of the contractor in a contractor-owned vehicle. Exclusive use of vehicle will be
required for transport of all materials. All deliveries must be transported in appropriate-size, secure
vehicles. All drivers must have a current state-issued driver's license and must carry a photo
identification card issued by the contractor. At least one employee must remain with the material at
all times. Employees must have a background check on file, be bonded and insured, and must
maintain accountability logs to assist if an audit trail is necessary on any particular delivery.
b) Via U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Express Mail, Registered Mail, and Certified Mail. (If using Express
Mail, "Signature Required" must be checked.)
c) Via a tier 1 national transport carrier (air and/or surface) with the following security requirements:
1. Exclusive-use vehicles with direct, location-to-location service.
2. Continuous shipment monitoring and ability to make real-time delivery adjustments.
3. Background checks on all drivers, with driver and vehicle information available upon request.
4. Secure online shipment tracking for shipment status monitoring from pickup to delivery, with
summary report available upon delivery completion.
Safe Custody: The contractor has the responsibility to ensure that all materials constantly remain in safe
custody from the time they are picked up until the time they are returned. Safe custody ensures that the
sensitive documents remain in sealed cartons until arrival at the contractor's secure area within
contractor's plant. Cartons must always remain in view of authorized personnel. No unauthorized
personnel are to handle the cartons.
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of cartons. If authorized personnel must make more than one trip to load or unload cartons, the contractor
must have another authorized person guarding the cartons in the vehicle. Cartons in a locked vehicle left
unattended by an authorized person are in direct violation of the contract. The only time the cartons can
be left unattended is in a secure area of the plant.
The contractor must provide a procedure for safeguarding documents and chain of custody. The
procedure should set forth all precautions that will be taken to ensure integrity of documents. 'Chain of
Custody' form is required to be signed by contractor upon receipt of materials to be copied.
Contractor is required to examine furnished material immediately upon receipt, pursuant to GPO
Publication 310.2, "Government Furnished Property (GFP)". If at that time there is disagreement with the
description or requirements as presented in the specification (or GPO Form 2511 Print Order), and prior
to the performance of any work, the contractor shall contact the contract administrator at 312-353-5783.
As the situation warrants, equitable adjustments will be negotiated and supplemental agreements issued,
per the review and final determination of the Contracting Officer.
Secure personnel: All work shall be performed under the supervision of the contractor or the contractor's
responsible employees. Contractor must maintain a list of employees on file with authorized access. Such
list will be provided upon request. Contractor must have a background check (including criminal
background) on file for all personnel with authorized access. Employees performing work under this
contract must be informed of the sensitivity of the materials and must follow contractor's policies and
procedures that preclude loss of, theft of, destruction of, or unauthorized access to the materials.
Employees must maintain accountability logs to assist if an audit trail is necessary on any particular order
or document.
Every contractor employee working on the documents for this contract must be in full compliance with all
Federal tax laws and regulations, and they must be either a United States (U.S.) citizen or a lawful
permanent resident of the U.S. A lawful permanent resident is any individual who is not a citizen or
national of the U.S. who has been lawfully admitted into the U.S. and accorded the privilege of residing
permanently in the U.S. as an immigrant in accordance with the immigration laws, such as status not
having changed. Security screening requirements, however, apply to both U.S. citizens and lawful
permanent residents hired as contractors.
Secured Area: All work performed must be accomplished in a secured area within the contractor's facility
such that the general public is unable to access or view any documents being processed. All furnished
materials (SBU) shall be stored in locked containers, and shall be located in a locked or secured area
during non-duty hours. Agency or GPO may make unannounced site visits to confirm that security
measures are in compliance with contract requirements.
The release of any materials to any person or party not expressly authorized is strictly prohibited. The
contractor shall take all appropriate action and measures to minimize exposure of the furnished materials
to a minimum number of employees. The contractor will be required to account for all furnished originals
and manufactured copies. Unless otherwise indicated, all extra copies (in any format, including hard copy
and electronic files), waste, spoilage sheets, and so forth are to be destroyed beyond recognition and
reconstruction.
Secure Network: To meet functional and assurance requirements, the security features of the computer
network environment must provide for managerial, operational and technical controls. The operating
security features of the system must have the following minimum requirements: a security policy,
accountability, assurance and documentation (see definitions below). All security features must be
available (object reuse, encryption, audit trails, identification/authentication, and discretionary access
control) and activated to protect against unauthorized use of and access to SBU information.

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a) A Security Policy must define allowed users and rules of access. The policy should also provide for
clearance of all protected information on objects before they are allocated out of or into the system,
i.e., object reuse.
b) Accountability - Computer systems must be secured from unauthorized access. All security features
(audit trails, identification/authentication) must be available and activated to prevent unauthorized
access to SBU information.
c) Assurance - Access controls and other security features must be implemented and working. The
security system should be tested annually to assure it is functioning correctly.
d) Documentation - Test documentation should be readily available that describes how and what
mechanisms were tested and the results. Design documentation may also be required, along with a
user's guide and facility manual.
Secure Handling of Materials: All materials must be handled such that unauthorized use of information is
prevented. All work in progress materials, including electronic files and scrap generated during
production, must be shredded, incinerated, or otherwise destroyed beyond recognition. All government
furnished material sent to the contractor must be returned to Agency upon completion of each order. All
work in progress electronic files must be destroyed beyond recognition or reconstruction during
production as feasible and upon completion of the order. Upon completion of the order, all electronic files
and data shall be completely purged from all data storage components of the contractor's computer
facility. If immediate purging of all data storage components is not possible, the contractor must certify
that any data remaining in any storage component will be safeguarded to prevent unauthorized inspection
or disclosure.
Breach of security: Any information marked "Official Use Only" or Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU)"
made available in any format or to which access is provided, shall be used only for the purpose of
carrying out the provisions of this contract. Information contained in such material shall be treated as
confidential and shall not be divulged or made known in any manner to any person except as may be
necessary in the performance of the contract. Inspection by or disclosure to anyone other than an officer
or employee of the contractor will be prohibited.
Should the contractor or one of his/her employees make any unauthorized inspection(s) or disclosure(s) of
OUO/SBU information, the terms of the Default clause, GPO Contract Terms (GPO Publication 310.2,
effective December 1, 1987 [Rev. 6-2001]), incorporated herein by reference, may be invoked, and the
contractor will be considered to be in breach of this contract.
Pursuant to the Privacy Act, any contractor employee who willfully discloses the content of the retained
Government material to any person or agency not entitled to receive it shall be subject to criminal penalty
and a fine.
BREACH NOTIFICATION: The contractor is required to notify the agency contracting officer's
representative and GPO contract administrator within one hour of determination of any actual or potential
breach of agency data. The agency has an additional 30 minutes to prepare and submit the appropriate
breach report to Department of Homeland Security, US-CERT. These requirements will be met at no
additional cost to the Government.
BREACH RESPONSIBILITY: If it is determined that the contractor is responsible for a breach of
agency data, contractor shall be responsible for all breach related costs (notification, credit monitoring,

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legal settlements, etc.) The agency shall determine if the contractor is responsible for any breach of
USDA's data. These requirements will be met at no additional cost to the Government.
CERTIFICATION OF NONDISCLOSURE (See form at end - pages 31/32): Contractor must sign and
return a copy of the Certification of Nondisclosure with submittal of bid. In performance of the contract,
the contractor agrees to comply and assume responsibility for compliance by his/her employees with the
requirements of for general safeguards of documents and items to prevent unauthorized disclosure.
PRIVACY ACT NOTIFICATION: This procurement action requires the contractor to do one or more of the
following: design, develop, or operate a system of records on individuals to accomplish an agency function in
accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, Public Law 93-579, December 31, 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a) and applicable
agency regulations. Violation of the Act may involve the imposition of criminal penalties as stated in 5 U.S.C. 552a
(i)(1) CRIMINAL PENALTIES. It is incumbent upon the contractor to inform its officers and employees of the
penalties for improper disclosure imposed by the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, specifically, 5 U.S.C. 552a
(i)(1) CRIMINAL PENALTIES and m(1) GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS.
PRIVACY ACT
(a) The contractor agrees:
1) to comply with the Privacy Act of 1974 and the rules and regulations issued pursuant to the Act in
the design, development, or operation of any system of records on individuals in order to accomplish an
agency function when the contract specifically identifies (i) the system or systems of records and (ii) the
work to be performed by the contractor in terms of any one or combination of the following: (A) Design,
(B) development, or (C) operation;
2) to include the solicitation notification contained in this contract in every solicitation and resulting
subcontract and in every subcontract awarded without a solicitation when the statement of work in the
proposed subcontract requires the design, development, or operation of a system of records on individuals
to accomplish an agency function; and
3) to include this clause, including this paragraph (3), in all subcontracts awarded pursuant to this
contract which require the design, development, or operation of such a system of records.
(b) In the event of violations of the Act, a civil action may be brought against the agency involved
where the violation concerns the design, development, or operation of a system of records on individuals
to accomplish an agency function, and criminal penalties may be imposed upon the officers or employees
of the agency where the violation concerns the operation of a system of records on individuals to
accomplish an agency function. For purposes of the Act when the contract is for the operation of a
system of records on individuals to accomplish an agency function, the contractor and any employee of
the contractor is considered to be an employee of the agency.
(c) The terms used in this clause have the following meanings:
1) "Operation of a system of records" means performance of any of the activities associated with
maintaining the system of records including the collection, use, and dissemination of records.
2) "Record" means any item, collection or grouping of information about an individual that is
maintained by an agency, including, but not limited to, his education, financial transactions,
medical history, and criminal or employment history and that contains his name, or the
identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual, such as a
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3) "System of records" on individuals means a group of any records under the control of any agency
from which information is retrieved by the name of the individual or by some identifying number,
symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual.
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 May 1, 2026 through April 30, 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" for purposes of the contract, when it is either deposited in the
U.S. Postal Service mail or otherwise furnished to the contractor in conformance with the schedule.
REQUIREMENTS: This is a requirements 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. The Government shall not be required to purchase
from the contractor, 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 are to be
completed by the contractor within the time specified in the order. The rights and obligations of the
contractor 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.
When production covered by this contract is required before the dates specified under this contract, and
the contractor will not accept the accelerated schedule, the Government may procure this requirement
from another source for that accelerated schedule.
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.
OPTIONS: Whenever an option is indicated in the specifications, it is the Government's option, not the
contractor's, unless it is specifically stated otherwise.
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 10 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' limit. s stated
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 time (specified as the local time zone) 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.