NIGP 96613: Check Printing

NIGP 96613 Check Printing, an Item code, encompasses the supply of pre-printed check stock and related security-enhanced printed materials for state and local government warrant and treasury operations. State and local governments procure high-security customized check stock meeting rigorous anti-fraud specifications—including watermarks, microprinting, thermochromic inks, and MICR bands—along with general printing services for brochures, newsletters, postcards, and administrative materials. The code draws solicitations from colleges, county governments, and state comptroller offices, with Collin County Community College District appearing as a repeat buyer issuing multiple three-year printing contracts under separate ITBs for brochures and comprehensive print services covering newsletters and postcards.

Recent activity spans Texas, California, Georgia, and Wisconsin. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts issued RFP 304-27-1701 (closed June 1, 2026) for high-security customized check stock requiring vendors to supply 24 lb. virgin bond paper with phantom images, watermarks, and anti-fraud features, with annual purchases anticipated at approximately 2 million sheets and a best-value evaluation weighting cost at 35 percent and security features at 20 percent; the contract runs September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2031 with four renewal options and mandates HUB subcontracting plans. Collin College issued ITB FY2025-ITB-024 (response deadline June 3, 2025) for three-year digital and offset printing services for brochures and booklets across August 27, 2025 through July 31, 2028. Gregg County, Texas released RFP 2026-13 (response deadline June 17, 2026) for general printing including black-and-white, full-color, offset, digital, and large-format services with local-vendor preference, covering multiple County facilities. A California county solicited sealed bids for pre-printed check stock and receipt books (ITB AGENCY26-PURC-6351, closed April 3, 2026), and the City of Madison, Wisconsin issued RFP 1500802026 (response deadline April 3, 2026) for city-wide printing and mailing services supporting utility billing and tax operations at approximately 580,000 pieces weekly. Albany State University released a supplemental RFQ (response deadline March 10, 2026) for printing and graphic design services under the State Purchasing Act.