Government Publishing Office

The Government Publishing Office (GPO), an independent civilian agency, operates as the federal government's primary printing, publishing, and document-management procurement authority, sourcing printing services, document scanning and digitization, mailing and distribution logistics, and specialized production work such as binding, variable imaging, and fulfillment for customer agencies across the executive branch.

GPO has awarded 150 federal contracts cumulatively since 2003, with combined potential value of $75.3 million and $76.1 million obligated. Recent activity has slowed significantly: the agency closed 1 award in 2020, 3 in 2021, 2 in 2022, 1 in 2023, and 1 in 2025, with the most recent award closing in September 2025. Across 65 distinct prime contractors, competitive concentration is moderately concentrated by potential value: Birmingham Industrial Construction, LLC leads with one award valued at $34.9 million, followed by Madison Associates Inc. with two awards totaling $1.3 million and Business Development Associates, LLC with one award of $174 thousand; these three account for 48 percent of combined potential value over the last five years. The competitive landscape by award count shows high fragmentation across recent winners, with Madison Associates holding two awards and the other two contractors holding one each. Small-business set-asides characterize 35 percent of awards, dominated by 8(a) sole-source awards (18 percent of total), while 65 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation.

Recent contract opportunities posted in September and October 2026 span printing, binding, and document services: solicitation 441207 (FY26 Annual Member Newsletter—2025 Year in Review, due October 27) calls for 4-color newsletter production with UV coating and full bleeds; solicitation 441-255 (MOVE! Workbook FY26, due October 27) is a fixed-price indefinite-quantity award for 244-page workbooks with spiral binding and satin aqueous coating; solicitation 500032 (Instructions for Forms 1040 and 1040-SR, due October 27) covers proofing, printing, binding, and distribution of tax-instruction pamphlets; and solicitation 452072 (United States Army Reserve Command Microfiche, due September 29, closed) required digitization of approximately 51,000 microfiche cards. Additional opportunities include document scanning (solicitation 741837, due September 17), mailing-packet production (solicitation C1MailerPacket_2026, due September 28), and specialized items such as LED lightbox sets for U.S. Coast Guard recruiting (solicitation 452109, due October 26) and board books for early-childhood outreach (solicitation LearntheSignsActEarlyBoardBooks648167R2, due October 5). All posted opportunities carry no set-aside designation.

The Government Publishing Office publishes and disseminates official government publications to Congress, federal agencies, federal depository libraries, and the public. Anyone may use the services of a federal depository library to access government publications.