NIGP 96616: Continuous Form Printing

NIGP 96616 Continuous Form Printing, an Item code, encompasses printing and mailing services for high-volume forms, voter materials, tax documents, and business collateral that state and local governments distribute to constituents or use internally. Recent solicitations show government buyers contracting for variable-data printing with USPS presort and mail-merge capabilities, voter information guides and registration notices with bilingual formatting and Intelligent Mail barcodes, absentee ballot packets, tax booklets with security envelopes, and ongoing business stationery (business cards, letterhead, envelopes, forms). The code attracts board of elections offices, county departments, school districts, community college districts, and state revenue agencies. Issuing bodies consistently require vendors to maintain general liability and automobile liability insurance, meet USPS specifications for folding and presort, provide CASS-certified addressing software, demonstrate turnaround times measured in business days, and often prefer local or in-state vendors. Counties and school districts dominate the recent opportunity block, with election offices appearing as repeat buyers.

Recent activity spans Arizona, Georgia, Ohio, Texas, Maine, California, and the District of Columbia. Cuyahoga County Board of Elections in Ohio has posted multiple elections-related printing solicitations in the past three months, including voter information guides (approximately 493,000 units), vote-by-mail applications (15,000–20,000 units), and voter registration readiness notices (46,000 units). Gregg County, Texas issued an RFP for comprehensive countywide printing services with multisite delivery across courthouse, jail, and precinct facilities, with proposals due June 17, 2026. The Maricopa County Community College District solicited online print management services for business cards and stationery with a November 14, 2026 proposal deadline. The State of Maine requested quotations for 2026 Individual Income Tax Booklets (approximately 20,000 resident and 2,000 nonresident units) with July 28, 2026 deadline. DeKalb County, Georgia sought ballot printing and absentee ballot mailing on an annual contract with renewal options, bids due July 2, 2026. Northside Independent School District consolidated two expiring printing contracts into a single IFB due July 30, 2026, with a requirement that all incumbent vendors rebid to maintain continuity.