NIGP 96663: Offset Printing, Booklets, Saddle Stitch Binding (Quantities Up to 100,000; 4 Color Process or Tight Registration Required): Books, Magazines, etc.

NIGP 96663 Offset Printing, Booklets, Saddle Stitch Binding (Quantities Up To 100,000; 4 Color Process Or Tight Registration Required): Books, Magazines, Etc., an Item code, covers saddle-stitched booklet printing in volumes up to 100,000 copies, typically with four-color process and bleed specifications. State and local governments are actively soliciting under this code for handbooks, newsletters, guides, and collateral materials—most recently the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget's RFQ for 40,000 copies of the DCH 669 Fee For Service Handbook (response due October 20, 2026), the County of Solano's revision and reprinting of its Wildfire Preparedness Handbook (RFP due October 9, 2026), and the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish & Parks' printing of 115,000 copies of the 2026 Hunting Handbook (IFB due June 24, 2026). Work commonly includes cover stock on 80-pound gloss or coated offset, interior pages on 60-pound white offset uncoated stock, four-color printing with bleeds, trimming, folding, and saddle stitching. Issuing bodies span state agencies (Illinois Secretary of State, South Dakota Department of Game, Fish & Parks, Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget), county governments (Solano County, Santa Clara County, Sarasota County, Hillsborough County), school districts and community colleges (Collin County Community College District, Northside Independent School District), and university systems (Sam Houston State University, Texas State University, Texas A&M University). Michigan frequently appears in recent activity as a high-volume purchaser under its Print & Mail Management program, which prequalifies vendors and consolidates state printing demand.

Geographic spread encompasses the Southwest (Texas, Arizona), the South (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina), the Midwest (Michigan, Illinois, South Dakota), and scattered opportunities nationwide. Notable recent activity clusters in Florida (Sarasota, Hillsborough, Santa Clara counties), Texas (Sam Houston State University, Texas State University, Texas A&M University, Northside Independent School District), and the upper Midwest. Sarasota County's RFQ for 5,000 Emergency Preparedness Guides (RFQ due September 11, 2026) specifies 32 pages plus cover, saddle stitch, 4/4 process color with bleed on 80-pound matte white recycled paper, with a bid cap of $50,000 and delivery within 10 days of purchase order. The Illinois Secretary of State's RFQ for 115,000 copies of the Rules of the Road (RFQ due July 1, 2026) mandates union print shop production; bids are priced per thousand sheets with delivery by August 31, 2026. Santa Clara County's ITB for NAV mailers (ITB due October 2, 2026) is all-or-none with sample submission required within three business days upon request. Collin College has issued three separate ITBs over the past year (FY2023, FY2024, and FY2025) for printing services spanning newsletters, business collateral, and general print services, each with three-year terms and geographic constraints requiring vendors within a 75-mile radius of the college. Prequalification and vendor-registration requirements appear in Michigan (Print & Mail Management program), Texas (various platforms), and South Dakota systems; most jurisdictions require proof of commercial general liability insurance ($500,000 to $1 million per occurrence) and workers' compensation coverage.