NIGP 96673: Publications Printed on Newsprint or Groundwood Paper Stock (Quan. Up to 100,000)

NIGP 96673 Publications Printed On Newsprint Or Groundwood Paper Stock (Quan. Up To 100,000), an Item code, encompasses printing services for educational brochures, newsletters, regulatory guides, promotional materials, and administrative communications that state and local governments source in volumes up to 100,000 copies. Recent solicitations show state and local bodies purchasing modest-run printed materials: NC State University requesting printing and mailing of alumni survey mailers; the Massachusetts Department of Public Health printing multilingual WIC program educational materials; the Missouri Department of Conservation printing field guides and natural-resources publications; Florida's Department of Health printing WIC pamphlets for quarterly distribution; and municipalities printing billing notices, sample ballots, and aldermanic newsletters. The issuing-body mix spans university systems, state departments of conservation and health, county and city governments, transit authorities, and school districts, with state health and natural-resources agencies appearing repeatedly across recent opportunities. Massachusetts agencies dominate the posting activity, particularly the WIC Program, which has sourced printing for food guides, infant-feeding materials, and program brochures in multiple languages with tight warehousing and fulfillment specifications.

Geographic activity concentrates in Massachusetts (numerous WIC and statewide off-the-shelf contract orders), Missouri (Department of Conservation publications), North Carolina (university systems), Florida (county and state health programs), California (water-resources and statewide agencies), and Illinois (transit authorities). Representative recent opportunities include NC State University's RFQ for Baccalaureate Alumni Survey printing and mailing with an October 28, 2026 response date; the Missouri Department of Conservation's IFB for printing 5,000 copies of "A Paddler's Guide to Missouri," a 104-page spiral-bound publication, with bids due October 15, 2026; the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's quote requests for multilingual WIC materials (Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole) due September 11, 2026; the Agency for Community Transit's ITQ for printing 14,100 bus passes with security features (holographic foil, sequential numbering, polyester stock) due October 2, 2026; and the Florida Department of Health's ITB for three-language WIC pamphlet printing with quarterly delivery cycles and a three-year initial term, bids due September 18, 2026. Delivery requirements are material in this code—many solicitations impose expedited timelines (10 to 25 business days), warehouse-specific packing and palletization standards, and FOB destination prepaid freight terms. Set-asides and preferences vary by state: Missouri offerings include service-disabled veteran and organizations-for-the-blind participation minimums with bonus-point structures; Florida imposes recycled-content requirements and experience-verification mandates; and Massachusetts statewide OFF48 contracts prioritize small-business participation.