NIGP 96674: Publications Printed on Newsprint or Groundwood Paper Stock (Quan. Over 100,000)

NIGP 96674 Publications Printed On Newsprint Or Groundwood Paper Stock (Quan. Over 100,000), an Item code, covers large-volume printing services for newsletters, visitor guides, and promotional publications produced on economical paper stock. State and local governments use this code when acquiring printed materials in quantities exceeding 100,000 units for internal communications, tourism marketing, and public outreach. Issuing bodies include state agencies (Minnesota managing Teachers Retirement Association communications) and county governments (Collier County procuring tourism publications), each soliciting turnkey printing delivery or complete publication management including design, writing, photography, printing, binding, and distribution. The work encompasses both commodity printing production and higher-end publication services featuring editorial content, advertising sales management, and multi-year contract terms with optional renewals.

Recent activity reflects a mix of straightforward commodity printing and complex publication procurement across the Southeast and Upper Midwest. Minnesota issued an RFP for Teachers Retirement Association newsletter printing through the SWIFT Supplier Portal with a response deadline of July 21, 2026, requiring electronic submission and detailed proposal content per Section 4 of the solicitation (Event ID 2000018285, Contract Release P-946). Collier County issued an RFP for a high-end Tourism Visitor Guide targeting Naples, Marco Island, and Everglades destinations with a June 3, 2026 deadline, seeking a qualified firm to deliver design, layout, advertising sales, photography, editorial content, printing, binding, packaging, and distribution of up to 25,000 annual copies under a three-year initial term with two optional one-year renewals; the Collier solicitation offered local vendor preference (10 points) for vendors with current business tax receipts in Collier or Lee County and evaluated proposers on experience, cost, team expertise, and WOSB/MOSB certification status without explicit set-asides.