NIGP 96636: Forms Printing (Not Continuous)

NIGP 96636 Forms Printing (Not Continuous), an Item code, encompasses the procurement of discrete, non-web forms in standard and specialized configurations for state departments, school districts, counties, and municipal agencies. State and local governments buy under this code discrete printed forms including registration documents, license certificates, carbonless NCR pads, application forms, vision screening sheets, and emergency preparedness materials—distinguished from continuous forms by their individual-sheet or pad construction and finite print runs. Michigan's Department of Technology, Management & Budget Printing Services dominates recent activity as a repeat buyer and contracting intermediary, soliciting forms printing on behalf of multiple state departments including Treasury, Health and Human Services, Insurance and Financial Services, and Community Health. School districts, counties, and cities round out the issuer base. Representative recent opportunities include the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget's RFQ for 60,000 TR-1 Michigan Registration Computer Prepared Application forms (60,000 units, three-up per sheet) due July 21, 2026, specified for prequalified vendors only with award based on best price and value; the State of Maine's RFQ for 100,000 MVR2M tri-color registration forms with barcode and tax receipt numbering due May 22, 2026; and Northside Independent School District's IFB for consolidated printing supplies and related services replacing two expiring contracts, due July 30, 2026.

Activity concentrates in Michigan and Maine, with scattered procurement across Texas, Wisconsin, California, Georgia, New Jersey, and Florida. Michigan posts the highest frequency, with DTMB Printing Services issuing RFQs on near-weekly cycles for state agency forms—license documents, brochures, vision screening forms, and multi-part NCR pads—typically in runs of 1,000 to 150,000 units and requiring prequalification with Print & Mail Management. Maine's Bureau of Motor Vehicles pursues high-volume motor vehicle registration and license forms. Texas jurisdictions (Gregg County, Collin County Community College, Texas Department of Motor Vehicles) and Wisconsin (Walworth County) seek general printing with forms as components of broader printing-and-mailing services. The code sees steady activity from state motor-vehicle and tax authorities, higher-education institutions, health departments, and court systems; response windows are typically five to ten business days for state RFQs and two to four weeks for county and school district IFBs and RFPs. Cost structures favor prequalified vendors in state procurement (Michigan particularly), with best-value evaluation common and Michigan printing preference criteria appearing in multiple DTMB solicitations despite not disqualifying out-of-state vendors.