Updates
Contractor Connection Security Enhancements (October 2018)
Security enhancements have been deployed to the Contractor Connection website. Due to these changes, the URL structure of the website has changed. Additionally, changes to password complexity, password update frequency, and account locking due to invalid attempts are now operational. Additional details regarding password and account requirements can be found at: https://contractorconnection.gpo.gov/Help#pass
High Resolution Proof Update (June 2018)
Beginning 06/18/2018, GPO will allow high-resolution inkjet proofs as a proofing option in lieu of digital one-piece laminated halftone proofs. In order to exercise this option, all vendors must be approved for high-resolution inkjet proofs by submitting samples to GPO. Instructions for submitting samples can be found at Quality Level Sample Submission Procedures .
Revised GPO Contract Terms
GPO has issued a new GPO Publication GPO Contract Terms - Solicitation Provisions, Supplemental Specifications, and Contract Clauses 310.2 (Rev 1-18). Prospective suppliers should carefully read this publication as the applicable terms within become an integral part of printing and related services contracts with the U.S. Government Publishing Office. Contracts terms for awards made prior to the release of this version will remain in effect until the contract expires, except for changes made by statute.
Contractor Quality Level Evaluations
As part of GPO's procurement procedure, our agency maintains a continuous Quality Control Process to support its customers. One aspect of this process is to determine a contractor's ability to consistently produce orders at the required quality level without undue assistance on the part of the Government. These ratings are also used when generating bid lists for procurements that determine who solicitations will be issued to on a rotating basis and by our Contracting Officers as an aid in making responsibility determinations on individual contracts.
With the rapid changes in technologies and the industry in recent years it has become necessary to have vendors resubmit after a 5-year period to ensure our Government Contractors are still producing at the level when they were originally rated. GPO is currently contacting vendors to request that they proceed with the resubmission process. Please contact our Quality Control Team if you have any questions via email at [email protected] or phone via 202.512.0542.
Notices
All Contractors Wishing To Do Business With the U.S. Government Publishing 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)
- "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.
Imprint Line for GPO Contracts
The GPO imprint line has been updated with the new GPO logo and agency name. This 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 and back products
- at the bottom of face-only products (except letterheads, certificates, etc.), or in the stub of multipart sets.
The GPO logo for the new imprint line is available as a .zip file here: GPO Logos
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 website, the current calendar year, an em dash, and the jacket number. In the case of term contracts, the print order number must also be included in the imprint line. 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.
Contract Pricing and Specification Archive
Abstracts and specifications for Term Contracts are posted on the Contract Pricing page after award and available for the term of the contract.
Electronic only posting of GPO printing procurement specifications
As a result of the rapid adoption of digital technologies by the printing industry in recent years and in support of the GPO "Go Green" initiatives, GPO does not post paper copies of procurement specifications at their nationwide locations. All printing and binding and related services procurement specifications are available online at the web addresses shown below.
To ensure that the needs of the public and our GPO vendor community are met, tangible copies of these specifications will be made available upon request at the Central Office and Regional Procurement offices at no charge.
GPO Form 712 – Certificate of Conformance
The Government Publishing Office will no longer provide GPO Form 712 Certificate of Conformance in the three part carbon paper format to contractors using a Postage and Fees Paid mailing label or indicia. GPO Contract Terms (Publication 310.2), Supplemental Specification #11, is changed to require contractors to access a digital copy of the form which is revised and available with instructions on our Forms and Standards page.